Thesaurus results for PEELING

peeling

verb

Definition of peeling

present participle of peel

as in barking

to remove the natural covering of she peels apples with lightning speed

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Recent Examples of peeling There is also paint chipping and peeling above exterior door near ware washing area. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 The State Russian Museum revealed that the museum’s specialists repaired areas of peeling, applying primer and paint across the entire surface of the canvas and completed the restoration with a varnish coating. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Minimize direct exposure while your skin is red, peeling, swollen, crusted, or otherwise healing. — Malana Vantyler, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 So when a tree starts peeling or shedding bark, our first instinct is to think that the tree is in serious trouble. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2026 In addition to sagging roofs and mold issues, buyers notice minor maintenance issues, including peeling paint, loose door handles, and dripping faucets, Ryan says. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 2026 On the walls, the paint is peeling and the floor, unswept in days, leaves little pieces of dirt stuck to our feet. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026 The winning nail polishes, topcoats, and press-ons are selected for their ability to resist chips, peeling, and fading through everyday wear. — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026 On Tuesday, a silver cross on a long chain hung from the pine tree’s bark, which was peeling and blackened from the blaze. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Both adult residents of the home were alerted to the fire when their dog began barking, helping wake them up, the fire department said.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Mainly looking to drown out a snoring partner, a barking dog or an overactive brain?

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of barking

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The legislation, which would have begun scaling back licenses for the occupation, was stalled in 2025.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
This is one shape of [a] research project of systematizing and scaling up searching for useful new tools in large databases and DNA sequences.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of scaling

Verb

Burglars broke into one of her units overnight, stripping out the copper wiring and making off with every large appliance inside.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
France Télévisions film chief Manuel Alduy has warned that the far-right Rassemblement National’s plan to privatize public broadcasting would devastate French cinema, stripping it from one of its biggest financiers.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stripping

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