Definition of molting Molting

/mowˈltɪŋ/ - [mowlting] -

We found 4 definitions of molting from 4 different sources.

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British English

moulting - /mˈə‍ʊltɪŋ/

American English

molting - /mowˈltɪŋ/

What does molting mean?

WordNet

Noun
molting - periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
		molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis
		sloughing, shedding the process whereby something is shed

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Wiktionary

molting (Verb)
Present participle of molt.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

molting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Moult

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molting, verb, gerund of molt (infinitive).

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