- present participle of peel.
peeling
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Telltale signs of water damage include discolored wall panels, black mold, cracking plaster or peeling paint, just to name a few.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Soon after reopening, however, visitors documented algae blooms, bubbling surfaces and peeling liner, prompting questions about the quality of the work.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Or maybe you’ve experienced the unique frustration of peeling off a price tag and ending up with a stubborn gooey patch?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Inside, the furniture, walls and ceiling are completely blackened, and parts of the ceiling is peeling off.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
This time, Mama must have been peeling potatoes when she heard Daisy yell because she still had one in her hand when she came flying out the door—scared half to death.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Piles of agricultural waste — wheat husks, pulped sugar beets, onion peelings, even chicken droppings — have been prepared to be fed into the giant bubble-like fermentation tanks.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
A Ugandan entrepreneur has devised a way of using old bones and vegetable peelings to make clean drinking water.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2022
Mr. Bottura has teamed up with chefs from his restaurants to produce four video lessons with tips for using items like vegetable peelings for a sauce and bread crusts to make a caramel cake.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
Elsewhere, children begged at the doors of more well-off neighbors, hoping for stale bread, table scraps, or raw potato peelings.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
But she made apple fritters for all, and we were up the other half of the night, bringing back all the peelings we could carry.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
