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# peeling

verb form (present participle of «peel»: peel, peels, peeled, peeling); adjective (peeling); noun (peelings, usually plural)

«peeling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Peeling is the -ing form of «peel»: taking the skin off fruit or vegetables, or a covering coming off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#m1)
2. Peeling describes paint, wallpaper or skin that is coming off in thin strips or flakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#m2)
3. Peelings are the bits of skin you have peeled off fruit or vegetables. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#m3)

### In the lessons

In the kitchen it is about preparing food («peeling potatoes») and kitchen safety with a peeler. In health it describes skin after sunburn. In stories peeling paint shows an old, uncared-for house. Phrases: «peeling potatoes», «peeling paint», «my skin is peeling», «potato peelings», «peeling off».

### Examples

- I am peeling an orange for my lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#x1)
- The old house had peeling paint and a broken gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#x2)
- After the sunburn my shoulders started peeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#x3)
- Put the potato peelings in the compost bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#x4)
- Peel away from your hand when you use a peeler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#x5)
- The sticker kept peeling off my water bottle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#x6)
- Mum and I were peeling carrots for the soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#x7)
- Then the old man blew the ashes from a smoking yam, and proceeded to remove the peeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/#x8)

### Note

«Peeling» as a noun for the bits is usually plural: peelings. Do not confuse «peel» with «peal» (the ringing of bells). Peeling skin after sunburn means the skin was damaged; wear sunscreen.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «peeling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/peeling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«peeling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peeling.html) on Mova free.