peeling
[ pee-ling ]
/ ˈpi lɪŋ /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM peeling
un·peel·ing, adjectiveWords nearby peeling
peel off,
peel-and-stick,
peel-off,
peele,
peeler,
peeling,
peely-wally,
peen,
peene,
peenemünde,
peep
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, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH peel
peal peelExample 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, nounIdioms and Phrases with peeling
peel