shedding
/'ʃediɳ/
Definition
- Noun:
- The natural process of losing hair, skin, or other outer covering: "shedding" refers to the biological process where an organism loses parts of its body, such as hair, fur, skin, or leaves, often as part of growth or seasonal change.
- The act of casting off or letting fall: It can also describe the action of something being dropped, discarded, or allowed to fall away.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- My dog's shedding is worse in the spring. (The process of my dog losing its fur is more intense in the spring.)
- The shedding of leaves is a sign of autumn. (The falling of leaves indicates the arrival of autumn.)
- Snakes undergo shedding of their skin. (Snakes experience the process of losing their old skin.)
Advanced Usage
- "in the shedding season": during the time of year when an animal typically loses its coat.
- Remember to brush your cat more often in the shedding season.
- "shedding light on" (idiomatic, related to the verb 'shed'): to clarify or explain something. (Note: This is an idiom using the verb 'shed', not the noun 'shedding' itself).
- The new evidence is shedding light on the mystery.
Variants and Related Words
- Shed (verb): to cast off, let fall, or lose a natural covering.
- Trees shed their leaves.
- Exuviae (noun, formal): the cast-off skins or coverings of animals, often used in zoology.
- Molt/Moult (verb/noun): the process of shedding an outer layer, such as feathers, skin, or shell, to make way for new growth. This is a close synonym in biological contexts.
- The bird is molting its feathers.
Synonyms
- Sloughing off: casting off or shedding, especially skin.
- Casting: throwing off or shedding.
- Loss: the fact or process of losing something.
Related Phrasal Verbs (from the verb 'shed')
- Shed off: (less common) to cast off or discard.
- The tree will shed off its dead branches.
- Shed out: (primarily used for animals) to lose a winter coat.
- The horses are shedding out their thick winter fur.
Related Idioms (from the verb 'shed')
- Shed tears: to cry.
- She shed tears of joy.
- Shed blood: to cause bloodshed or be wounded/killed, often in a violent context.
- Too much blood has been shed in this conflict.
- Shed weight: to lose body weight.
- He managed to shed ten pounds.
Noun
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loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
-
the process whereby something is shed
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