About The Word Shedding
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Shedding
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What's The Definition Of Shedding?
[n] loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
[n] the process whereby something is shed Synonyms | Synonyms for Shedding: desquamation | peeling | sloughing Related Terms | Find terms related to Shedding: See Also | abscission | biological process | ecdysis | molt | molting | moult | moulting | organic phenomenon | organic process Shedding In Webster's Dictionary \Shed"ding\, n.
1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out;
as, the shedding of blood.
2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] --Wordsworth.
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