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peeled back the onion

peeled back the onion is the simple past and past participle of peel back the onion.

Meaning of peel back the onion

Verb

peel back the onion (third-person singular simple present peels back the onion, present participle peeling back the onion, simple past and past participle peeled back the onion)

  1. Synonym of peel the onion.
    Synonyms:
    peel the onion

Questions about peeled back the onion

What is peeled back the onion the simple past and past participle of?
Peeled back the onion is the simple past and past participle of peel back the onion.

Words near peeled back the onion in the dictionary

  1. peelaw
  2. peelaws
  3. peele
  4. peeled
  5. peeled away
  6. peeled back the onion
  7. peeled off
  8. peeled out
  9. peeled rubber
  10. peeled the onion
  11. peeler

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