Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to peel off sth
Participle: peeled off sth
Gerund: peeling off sth
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | peel off sth |
| you | peel off sth |
| he;she;it | peels off sth |
| we | peel off sth |
| you | peel off sth |
| they | peel off sth |
Perfect
| I | have peeled off sth |
| you | have peeled off sth |
| he;she;it | has peeled off sth |
| we | have peeled off sth |
| you | have peeled off sth |
| they | have peeled off sth |
Past
| I | peeled off sth |
| you | peeled off sth |
| he;she;it | peeled off sth |
| we | peeled off sth |
| you | peeled off sth |
| they | peeled off sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had peeled off sth |
| you | had peeled off sth |
| he;she;it | had peeled off sth |
| we | had peeled off sth |
| you | had peeled off sth |
| they | had peeled off sth |
Future
| I | will peel off sth |
| you | will peel off sth |
| he;she;it | will peel off sth |
| we | will peel off sth |
| you | will peel off sth |
| they | will peel off sth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have peeled off sth |
| you | will have peeled off sth |
| he;she;it | will have peeled off sth |
| we | will have peeled off sth |
| you | will have peeled off sth |
| they | will have peeled off sth |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | peel off sth |
| you | peel off sth |
| he;she;it | peel off sth |
| we | peel off sth |
| you | peel off sth |
| they | peel off sth |
Perfect
| I | have peeled off sth |
| you | have peeled off sth |
| he;she;it | have peeled off sth |
| we | have peeled off sth |
| you | have peeled off sth |
| they | have peeled off sth |
Imperfect
| I | peeled off sth |
| you | peeled off sth |
| he;she;it | peeled off sth |
| we | peeled off sth |
| you | peeled off sth |
| they | peeled off sth |
Pluperfect
| I | had peeled off sth |
| you | had peeled off sth |
| he;she;it | had peeled off sth |
| we | had peeled off sth |
| you | had peeled off sth |
| they | had peeled off sth |
Conditional
Present
| I | would peel off sth |
| you | would peel off sth |
| he;she;it | would peel off sth |
| we | would peel off sth |
| you | would peel off sth |
| they | would peel off sth |
Perfect
| I | would have peeled off sth |
| you | would have peeled off sth |
| he;she;it | would have peeled off sth |
| we | would have peeled off sth |
| you | would have peeled off sth |
| they | would have peeled off sth |
Imperative
| you | peel off sth |
| we | Let's peel off sth |
| you | peel off sth |
Verbs conjugated like 'peel'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'peel'
eel,
feel,
heel,
keel,
peal,
pee,
peek,
peen,
peep,
peer,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to remove one's clothing
- denude, despoil, dismantle, disrobe, divest, doff, put off, strip, strip down, strip off, undress, unclothe
- pare
- decorticate, flay, skin, strip
Antonyms
- pare
- increase, augment, expand, extend
Additional Information
Etymology
1. "to strip off," developed from O.E.
pilian "to peel," and O.Fr.
pillier, both from L.
pilare "to strip of hair," from
pilus "hair." Probably also infl. by L.
pellis "skin, hide." The noun is 1583, from earlier
pill, pile (1388), from the verb.
2. From Middle English pelen, from Old English pilian and Old French peler, pellier; both from Latin pilō, pilāre (“to remove hair from, depilate”), from pilus (“hair”). Doublet of pill. See: Middle English '
pelen', Latin '
pilo'.
Sample Sentences
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The subject appeared to interest the gentleman deeply; for while Mr. Shelby was thoughtfully peeling an orange, Haley broke out afresh, with becoming diffidence, but as if actually driven by the force of truth to say a few words more.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Seated around her were various members of that rising race with which a Southern household abounds, engaged in shelling peas, peeling potatoes, picking pin-feathers out of fowls, and other preparatory arrangements,—Dinah every once in a while interrupting her meditations to give a poke, or a rap on the head, to some of the young [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)