Definition of "peeling" []

• A piece or strip, as of skin or vegetable rind, that has been peeled off. (noun)

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• "Next door to UN headquarters, 40 teenagers are sitting on rickety wooden chairs in a Catholic-mission library, where paint is peeling from the walls."
• "But the ancient man doing the peeling is unaware of the chemical composition of onion cells."
• "Once all the tomatoes have been blanched, begin peeling and crushing them."