Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to peel
Participle: peeled
Gerund: peeling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | peel |
| you | peel |
| he;she;it | peels |
| we | peel |
| you | peel |
| they | peel |
Perfect
| I | have peeled |
| you | have peeled |
| he;she;it | has peeled |
| we | have peeled |
| you | have peeled |
| they | have peeled |
Past
| I | peeled |
| you | peeled |
| he;she;it | peeled |
| we | peeled |
| you | peeled |
| they | peeled |
Pluperfect
| I | had peeled |
| you | had peeled |
| he;she;it | had peeled |
| we | had peeled |
| you | had peeled |
| they | had peeled |
Future
| I | will peel |
| you | will peel |
| he;she;it | will peel |
| we | will peel |
| you | will peel |
| they | will peel |
Future Perfect
| I | will have peeled |
| you | will have peeled |
| he;she;it | will have peeled |
| we | will have peeled |
| you | will have peeled |
| they | will have peeled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | peel |
| you | peel |
| he;she;it | peel |
| we | peel |
| you | peel |
| they | peel |
Perfect
| I | have peeled |
| you | have peeled |
| he;she;it | have peeled |
| we | have peeled |
| you | have peeled |
| they | have peeled |
Imperfect
| I | peeled |
| you | peeled |
| he;she;it | peeled |
| we | peeled |
| you | peeled |
| they | peeled |
Pluperfect
| I | had peeled |
| you | had peeled |
| he;she;it | had peeled |
| we | had peeled |
| you | had peeled |
| they | had peeled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would peel |
| you | would peel |
| he;she;it | would peel |
| we | would peel |
| you | would peel |
| they | would peel |
Perfect
| I | would have peeled |
| you | would have peeled |
| he;she;it | would have peeled |
| we | would have peeled |
| you | would have peeled |
| they | would have peeled |
Imperative
| you | peel |
| we | Let's peel |
| you | peel |
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)