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    peel·ings
    /ˈpēliNGz/

    plural

    • 1. strips of the outer skin of a vegetable or fruit: "potato peelings"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEELING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    If you peel, or part of your body or your skin peels, parts of the top layer of your skin comes off because you are burned from being in the sun: My back is peeling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › peelingPeeling Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    peel· ing ˈpē-liŋ. Synonyms of peeling. : a peeled-off piece or strip. Examples of peeling in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Another way to slow down your eating speed is to try foods that require shelling, peeling, or individual unwrapping.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › peelingPEELING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Peeling definition: the act of a person or thing that peels. . See examples of PEELING used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPEELING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. the act of a person or thing that peels. 2. that which is peeled from something, as a piece of the skin or rind of a fruit. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1555–65; peel1 + -ing1]

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEELING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    If you peel, or part of your body or your skin peels, parts of the top layer of your skin comes off because you are burned from being in the sun: My back is peeling. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › peelingPeeling - definition of peeling by The Free Dictionary

    Define peeling. peeling synonyms, peeling pronunciation, peeling translation, English dictionary definition of peeling. n. A piece or strip, as of skin or vegetable rind, that has been peeled off.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › peelingPeeling - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales. synonyms: desquamation, shedding. see more.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › peelingPeeling Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Peeling definition: A piece or strip, as of skin or vegetable rind, that has been peeled off.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PEEL definition: 1. to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables: 2. If a layer or covering peels, it slowly comes…. Learn more.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › peelingpeeling - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    Peel means to pull or strip off the natural external covering or protection of something: to peel an orange, a potato. Pare is used of trimming off chips, flakes, or superficial parts from something, as well as of cutting off the skin or rind: to pare the nails; to pare a potato.