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peeling

[pee-ling]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that peels. peel.

  2. that which is peeled peel from something, as a piece of the skin or rind of a fruit.



peeling

/ ˈ辱ːɪŋ /

noun

  1. a strip of skin, rind, bark, etc, that has been peeled off

    a 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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unpeeling adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of peeling1

First recorded in 1555–65; peel 1 + -ing 1
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Parts of her skin are wrinkled and peeling, leaving angry patches of red - the result of malnutrition, a medic tells the BBC.

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The hours, days, weeks and even months after a Spending Review can feel like peeling away the layers of an onion.

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There’s the gore of course, which is ghastly and precise, with scraping, peeling sound effects that you feel in your bones.

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As the seasons went on, it was about peeling those away so that they could finally see the truth.

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To do so, simply snap off the stem ends of fava pods before peeling off their inner “string,” which keeps the beans intact.

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