1. the process of removing the outer covering or shell from seeds, grains, or fruits

1. present participle of hull; removing the outer covering or shell from seeds, grains, or fruits

Examples

• The hulling of rice removes the tough outer layer.
• She spent the afternoon hulling strawberries for the pie.
• The hulling machine processed thousands of sunflower seeds per hour.
• Hulling the beans by hand was time-consuming work.
• The factory specializes in the hulling of various grains.
• After hulling the walnuts, we stored the meat in jars.