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Meaning of SHEDDING

Pronunciation:  sh'eding

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
  2. [n]  the process whereby something is shed
 

SHEDDING is a 8 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: desquamation, peeling, sloughing
 
 See Also: abscission, biological process, ecdysis, molt, molting, moult, moulting, organic phenomenon, organic process

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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