noun
Meaning 1
The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shedding
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Pronunciation
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/ˈʃɛdɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɛdɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: SH EH1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
That which is shed, or cast off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of shed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: desquamation, peeling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic phenomenon
noun
Meaning 5
the process whereby something is shed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sloughing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
Narrower terms: abscission, molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context