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The correct spelling is peel.
How to pronounce peel
/piːl/
nounIPA: /piːl/
Say it like: Pee-l
The correct spelling is peel. (usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. For example: "I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her."
Usage 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.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- 2.The action of peeling away from a formation.
- 3.A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate.
- 4.A stake.
- 5.A fence made of stakes; a stockade.
verb
- 1.To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- 2.To remove something from the outer or top layer of.
- 3.To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.
- 4.To remove one's clothing.
- 5.To move, separate (off or away).
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