Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shed
nounshedding (plural sheddings)
plural sheddings
- The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament
- That which is shed, or cast off.
sheddings from the pining
a. 1850, William Wordsworth, Yew-Trees
Synonyms & antonyms
nounloss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales
Similar
Broader
organic phenomenon
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with shedding
readingweddingleadingbeddingheadingspreadingreddingthreadingsleddingshreddingtreadingbreadingpenny weddingteddingwatersheddingyedding
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shedding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shedding
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“shedding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shedding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shedding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shedding.
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