shedding

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shedding

/ˈʃɛdɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛdɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of shed

noun sheddings

The act of shedding, separating, or casting off. the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament
That which is shed, or cast off. sheddings from the pining

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Closest in meaning: sloughing, spillage, spilling, outflow, dropping, dispersion, dispersal, scaling, falling, collapse, peeling, fall, throwing, waterfall, drain, excretion

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@misc{shedding_2026,
  title = {shedding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shedding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}