shedding

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the process whereby something is shed

Similar word(s): sloughing

Definition categories: process

2. loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

Similar word(s): desquamation, peeling

Definition categories: phenomenon

Sentences with shedding as a noun:

- the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament

verb

1. present participle of shed