peeling
nounUK /ˈpiːlɪŋ/
US /ˈpiːlɪŋ/
A piece of skin that has come off a fruit or vegetable.
She put the potato peelings in the bin.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of removing the outer layer of something.
Peeling the apples took a long time.
3. The process of skin coming off a person's body, for example after sunburn.
The peeling on his shoulders started after a day at the beach.
4. The outer layer of a fruit or vegetable that has been removed.
The recipe uses lemon peeling for extra flavour.