peeling

noun
UK: /ˈpiːlɪŋ/
US: /ˈpiːlɪŋ/

  1. The skin or outer layer that has been removed from something.

    1. The peeling of my sunburn was so bad.
    2. After the sunburn, the peeling skin was all over his back, shoulders and chest.

  2. An instance of removing the skin or outer layer of something.

    1. The peeling of the potatoes took a long time.
    2. The peeling process requires special tools in order to preserve the fruit.
peeling verb

  1. Present participle of peel: to remove the outer layer of something.

    1. I am peeling an orange for lunch.
    2. She was carefully peeling the wallpaper in order to redecorate the room.

  2. To come off in flakes or strips.

    1. The paint is peeling off the wall.
    2. Due to the humidity, the wallpaper was peeling away from the ceiling near the window.
peeling adjective

  1. Coming off in strips or flakes.

    1. The peeling paint looked awful.
    2. The peeling wallpaper revealed a layer of older, patterned paper beneath it.

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The word "peeling" in English means: The skin or outer layer that has been removed from something., An instance of removing the skin or outer layer of something..

The phonetic transcription of "peeling" is /ˈpiːlɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈpiːlɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "peeling": "The peeling of my sunburn was so bad.". More examples on the page.