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present participle of peel (off)
Synonyms & Antonyms of peeling (off)
(Entry 1 of 2)
to rid oneself of (a garment)
- peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod
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peeling off
verb (2)
present participle of peel off
Synonyms & Antonyms of peeling off (Entry 2 of 2)
to leave a place often for another
- it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host
Synonyms for peeling off
- bailing,
- bailing out,
- booking
- [slang],
- buggering off
- [British slang],
- bugging off,
- bugging out,
- buzzing (off),
- clearing off
- [chiefly British],
- clearing out,
- cutting out,
- departing,
- digging out,
- exiting,
- getting,
- getting off,
- going,
- going off,
- moving,
- packing (up or off),
- parting,
- piking (out or off),
- pulling out,
- pushing off,
- pushing on,
- quitting,
- running along,
- sallying (forth),
- scarpering
- [British],
- shoving (off),
- stepping (along),
- taking off,
- vamoosing,
- walking out
Words Related to peeling off
- absconding,
- decamping,
- escaping,
- evacuating,
- fleeing,
- flying,
- getting out,
- mizzling
- [chiefly British],
- running away,
- scatting,
- scramming,
- skipping
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