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skinning

VERB

remove outer covering

Synonyms

STRONGEST

graze pare scrape shave trim

STRONG

abrade bare bark cast decorticate excoriate exuviate flay gall hull husk peel remove rind scale scalp shed shuck slough strip

WEAK

cut off lay bare pull off

Antonyms

STRONG

cover

Example Sentences

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I don’t actually know what a Nappa is, but clearly Genesis is skinning the good kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Recurring themes are everywhere - Daizen Maeda skinning James Tavernier, Kyogo Furuhashi outfoxing Rangers defenders at one end and Cameron Carter-Vickers bringing authority at the other.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

I decided to relisten to the audiobook recently because my friend June Leaf reminded me about the skinning part.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

That suggests use as a trophy or lion-skin rug, rather than a simple byproduct of skinning the animal for food.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023

He was slower with the skinning and dressing, the cooking, the fire starting, and even with the stealing, as they got him better-fitting clothes and a blanket of his own.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee