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Definition of peeling : of Peel

Synonyms:

sliver, skin, strip, damaged, desquamation, sloughing

divesting, baring, stripping, exposing, shedding, unclothing, denuding, disrobing, undressing

Usage examples:

• Song I peeled bits of straws and I got switches too From the grey peeling willow as idlers do, And I switched at the flies as I sat all alone Till my flesh, blood, and marrow was turned to dry bone. - "Poems Chiefly From Manuscript", John Clare.
• The stucco of the walls is peeling off; the long rows of windows are shuttered; the sentry boxes stand empty. - "Naples Past and Present", Arthur H. Norway.
• That's where I ought to be- up there, he thought, not peeling potatoes and scouring pans down here. - "Mary Minds Her Business", George Weston.