peeling

[ pee-ling ]
/ ˈpi lɪŋ /

noun

the act of a person or thing that peels.
that which is peeled from something, as a piece of the skin or rind of a fruit.

Origin of peeling

First recorded in 1555–65; peel1 + -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM peeling

un·peel·ing, adjective

Definition for peeling (2 of 2)

Origin of peel

1
before 1100; Middle English pelen, Old English pilian to strip, skin < Latin pilāre to remove hair, derivative of pilus hair. See pill2

SYNONYMS FOR peel

1 Peel, pare agree in meaning to remove the skin or rind from something. 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM peel

peel·a·ble, adjective un·peel·a·ble, adjective un·peeled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peel

peal peel

Example sentences from the Web for peeling

British Dictionary definitions for peeling (1 of 5)

peeling
/ (ˈpiːlɪŋ) /

noun

a strip of skin, rind, bark, etc, that has been peeled off a potato peeling

British Dictionary definitions for peeling (2 of 5)

peel 1
/ (piːl) /

verb

noun

the skin or rind of a fruit, etc
See also peel off

Word Origin for peel

Old English pilian to strip off the outer layer, from Latin pilāre to make bald, from pilus a hair

British Dictionary definitions for peeling (3 of 5)

peel 2
/ (piːl) /

noun

a long-handled shovel used by bakers for moving bread, in an oven

Word Origin for peel

C14 pele, from Old French, from Latin pāla spade, from pangere to drive in; see palette

British Dictionary definitions for peeling (4 of 5)

peel 3
/ (piːl) /

noun

(in Britain) a fortified tower of the 16th century on the borders between England and Scotland, built to withstand raids

Word Origin for peel

C14 (fence made of stakes): from Old French piel stake, from Latin pālus; see pale ², paling

British Dictionary definitions for peeling (5 of 5)

Peel
/ (piːl) /

noun

John, real name John Robert Parker Ravenscroft . 1939–2004, British broadcaster; presented his influential Radio 1 music programme (1967–2004) and Radio 4's Home Truths (1998–2004)
Sir Robert. 1788–1850, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1834–35; 1841–46). As Home Secretary (1828–30) he founded the Metropolitan Police and in his second ministry carried through a series of free-trade budgets culminating in the repeal of the Corn Laws (1846), which split the Tory party

Derived forms of Peel

Peelite, noun

Idioms and Phrases with peeling

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