peeling

(noun) loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales. Synonyms: desquamation, shedding.

(verb) strip the skin off. Synonyms: skin, peel, pare. Example: "Pare apples."

(verb) come off in flakes or thin small pieces. Synonyms: peel off, peel, flake off, flake. Example: "The paint in my house is peeling off."

(verb) get undressed. Synonyms: undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel. Examples: "Please don't undress in front of everybody!." "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living."