shed skin

verb

To cast off natural covering; to remove dead skin cells.

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Meanings

verbshed skin (third-person singular simple present sheds skin, present participle shedding skin, simple past and past participle shed skin)

present singular third person sheds skin · participle present shedding skin

  1. transitiveTo cast off natural covering; to remove dead skin cells.
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APA

shed skin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shed%20skin

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shed skin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shed%20skin.

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