Thesaurus: shedding

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Shed
2. n. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood.
3. n. That which is shed, or cast off.
4. n. the process whereby something is shed
5. n. loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
6. 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.
7. The chaffinch; -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]
8. n:100 n. the process whereby something is shed