peeling
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈpiːlɪŋ//
The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
noun
- 1
The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
In the culinary process, there are none of those peelings and washings as in the case of potatoes and turnips, […] none of those squeezings and mashings and choppings, before the worthless mess can be got upon the table.
- 2
Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.
She flavored the broth with vegetable peelings.
verb
- 1
Also a form of peelpresent participle and gerund of peel
Forms
- plural
- peelings
peel · To remove the skin or outer covering of.Peel · A surname.peeled · With the outermost layer or skin removed.
peeling · The act of removing the outer surface in strips.
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