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[ pee-ling ] / ˈpi lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peeling ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of a person or thing that peels. that which is peeled from something, as a piece of the skin or rind of a fruit. Origin of peelingFirst recorded in 1555–65; peel1 + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM peelingun·peel·ing, adjectiveWords nearby peelingPeekskill, peel, peel-and-stick, Peele, peeler, peeling, peel-off, peely-wally, peen, Peene, Peenemünde Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peelingOnly the peeling paint and the crumbling walls hinted that, for these students, a different reality lay outside. The Only Ballerinas In All Of Abkhazia|Anna Nemtsova|December 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST Everybody knows it, that feeling of entering a park: peeling off the city streets and into that nourishing sense of calm. In Praise of Parks|Isabel Wilkinson|October 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST The journalist is focused on peeling away the layers and getting at the damaging truth. How a Freelance Journalist Unraveled Jonah Lehrer’s Lies|Howard Kurtz|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST Paint is peeling from the upper decks and each day new debris falls into the water. Costa Concordia Mess Widens With Salvage Team, Criminal Probe|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He was very interested in the internal workings and peeling back the layers. Bill Condon and Melissa Rosenberg on 'Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'|Marlow Stern|November 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST Sashes all knock-kneed, panelling out of the square, or painters with their paint all blistering and peeling off. Original Penny Readings|George Manville Fenn Peeling consists in removing the outer coat by means of a narrow-bladed knife. Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 2, February 1899|Various Nearly all the mineral salts of the potato are just under the outer skin, and are removed by the foolish habit of peeling them. The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair When the bark was ready for peeling he intended to take a hand with the rest. The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid The peeling complete, Albert Edward sat in the draughts of the inner chamber and waited for the bath. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 23, 1917|Various
British Dictionary definitions for peeling
nouna strip of skin, rind, bark, etc, that has been peeled offa potato peeling Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to peelingshave, pare, scale, flay, strip, decorticate, flake, skin, exfoliate, uncover, desquamate, pull off, delaminate, excorticate, tear off |