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  • present participle of peel.
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peeling

[pee-ling] / ˈpi lɪŋ /
NOUN
bark
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STRONGEST


NOUN
exfoliation
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Those shops, including chains and mom-and-pop mechanics, are peeling ever more business away from dealerships, known for higher rates, opaque pricing and multiday waits for routine service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Everything I want done, I want done yesterday," she said in a recent interview on the campaign trail, where she reputedly refuelled by peeling hard-boiled eggs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

"The camera was on and I turned it round and looked up, just to see the top of the south tower peeling away, like a massive umbrella opening."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

As we can clearly see this week, the paint is peeling and we have no way to fix it.

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

I touched the small pillow where Abuelo’s head had rested and had an image of him deftly peeling an orange in a long ribbon to his bare feet, which were brown, calloused, and delicately shaped.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

But at the very bottom, underneath some carrot or sweet potato peelings, there was a napkin.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 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

I add them to the coffee grounds, potato and carrot peelings, onion and avocado skins, asparagus stubs, the papery bits of garlic, eggshells and dead flowers, and let the worms do the rest.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 6, 2020

The peelings, left by some of the 160,000 visitors to Britain's highest mountain, can take as long as two years to degrade.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2019

Mrs. Nurmi was out in the yard by an old wood stove which she still used for boiling the vegetable dyes for her weaving, or peelings and scraps for the hens.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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