Definition of shedding Shedding

/ʃɛˈdɪŋ/ - [sheding] - shed•ding

We found 9 definitions of shedding from 4 different sources.

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What does shedding mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sheddings

shedding - the process whereby something is shed
  sloughing
  biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms
  abscission the act of cutting something off
shedding - loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
  desquamation, peeling
  organic phenomenon (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • shedding (Noun)
    The act of shedding, separating, or cast casting off .
  • shedding (Noun)
    That which is shed, or cast off.
  • shedding (Verb)
    Present participle of shed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shedding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Shed
  • shedding (n.)
    The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood.
  • shedding (n.)
    That which is shed, or cast off.

Part of speech

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  • shedding, verb, gerund of shed (infinitive).
  • shedding, noun, singular of sheddings.

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