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- [pee-ling]
- /ˈpi lɪŋ/
- /piːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pee-ling]
- /ˈpi lɪŋ/
Definitions of peeling word
- noun peeling the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc. 1
- noun peeling Metallurgy. the presence of a brittle outer layer on a malleable iron casting. 1
- verb with object peeling to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange. 1
- verb with object peeling to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something: to peel paint from a car. 1
- verb with object peeling Croquet. to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket. 1
- verb without object peeling (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated. 1
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Origin of peeling
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; peel1 + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Peeling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
peeling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
peeling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for peeling
noun peeling
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- desquamation — to come off in scales, as the skin in certain diseases; peel off.
- hull — Cordell [kawr-del,, kawr-del] /ˈkɔr dɛl,, kɔrˈdɛl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1955, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1933–44; Nobel Peace Prize 1945.
- bark — When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
- epicarp — (botany) Exocarp.
adjective peeling
- crumbling — to break into small fragments or crumbs.
- detaching — Present participle of detach.
- disintegrating — Present participle of disintegrate.
- flaking — fake2 (defs 2, 3).
- flaky — of or like flakes.
Top questions with peeling
- how to get rid of peeling skin?
- how to stop peeling?
- why are my fingers peeling?
- why are my hands peeling?
- why are my feet peeling?
- why are my nails peeling?
- how to fix peeling clear coat?
- why is my skin peeling?
- when does a tattoo start peeling?
- why is the skin on my feet peeling?
- how to stop feet from peeling?
- how to prevent a sunburn from peeling?
- what to do when your tattoo is peeling?
- how to cover up peeling skin?
- how to stop peeling lips?
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