The paint is peeling off the weather-beaten wall.
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Peeling
//ˈpiːlɪŋ//
Synonyms for "peeling" (10 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (5)
Noun(1 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 12 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَقْشِير noun (act of removing the outer surface in strips)
Bikol Central
2 entries- ubak noun (act of removing the outer surface in strips)
- ubak noun (strip of outer surface)
Bulgarian
2 entries- бе́лене noun (act of removing the outer surface in strips)
- обе́лки noun (strip of outer surface)
Catalan
1 entries- netegies noun (strip of outer surface)
Czech
1 entries- loupání noun (act of removing the outer surface in strips)
Dutch
1 entries- schillen noun (act of removing the outer surface in strips)
Galician
4 entries- monda noun (strip of outer surface)
- para noun (strip of outer surface)
- paraca noun (strip of outer surface)
- pela noun (strip of outer surface)
German
1 entries- Schälen noun (act of removing the outer surface in strips)
Māori
1 entries- peha noun (strip of outer surface)
Russian
4 entries- ко́жица noun (strip of outer surface)
- ко́рка noun (strip of outer surface)
- очи́стки noun (strip of outer surface)
- пи́линг noun (act of removing the outer surface in strips)
Spanish
1 entries- cáscara noun (strip of outer surface)
Welsh
4 entries- crafion noun (strip of outer surface)
- creifion noun (strip of outer surface)
- nadd noun (strip of outer surface)
- parion noun (strip of outer surface)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The paint is peeling off.
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I am peeling the celery and the potatoes.
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I'm peeling the celery and the potatoes.
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