peeling
/ˈpiːlɪŋ/
peeling noun: the act of removing the outer surface in strips. Also the present participle and gerund of peel.
Noun
peeling (countable and uncountable, plural peelings)
- The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
- In the culinary process, there are none of those peelings and washings as in the case of potatoes and turnips, […] none of those squeezings and mashings and choppings, before the worthless mess can be got upon the table.1847, Food for the Million. Maize against potato
- Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.
- She flavored the broth with vegetable peelings.
Also used as
peeling is also the present participle and gerund of peel.
peeling meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
peeling in Hindi
- छीलना
peeling in Tamil
- தோலுரித்தல், உரிக்க
peeling in Marathi
- सोलणे, सोलून घेणे
peeling in Urdu
- چھیلنا, چھلکا لگانا, چھلکا دینا
More languagesFewer languages
- peeling in Telugu
- తొక్కలు వేయడం
- peeling in Kannada
- ಸಿಪ್ಪೆಸುಲಿಯುವುದು, ಸಿಪ್ಪೆ ಸುಲಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು, ಸಿಪ್ಪೆ ಸುಲಿಯುವುದು
- peeling in Punjabi
- ਛਿੱਲਣਾ
- peeling in Gujarati
- છોલી નાંખવી, છોલવું
- peeling in Arabic
- تَقْشِير taqšīr
Examples of peeling in a sentence
- Apply aftersun lotion to avoid peeling and flaking caused by sun damage.
- I served as an extra pair of hands, occasionally peeling potatoes or destringing celery.
- I've had enough of peeling potatoes. I'm stopping here.
Forms of peeling
| plural | peelings |
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Words formed from peeling
Phrases with peeling
Words that rhyme with peeling
- ceiling
- feeling
- healing
- concealing
- dealing
- Eling
- glass ceiling
- revealing
- shieling
- stealing
- wheeling
- appealing
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Questions about peeling
- What does peeling mean?
- Peeling means the act of removing the outer surface in strips.
- What is peeling in Hindi?
- Peeling in Hindi is छीलना. See Peeling meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is peeling?
- Peeling is a noun.
- How do you pronounce peeling?
- Peeling is pronounced /ˈpiːlɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of peeling?
- The plural of peeling is peelings.
Words near peeling in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: peeling (page history and authors); peeling (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); peeling (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); peeling (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); peeling (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); peeling (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); peeling (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); peeling (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); peeling (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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