PEELING
Definition
- noun loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales. — synonyms: desquamation, shedding
Examples
- “I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.”
- “I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.”
- “I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.”