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- [shed]
- /ʃɛd/
- /ˈʃed.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shed]
- /ʃɛd/
Definitions of shedding word
- verb with object shedding to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain. 1
- verb with object shedding to emit and let fall, as tears. 1
- verb with object shedding to impart or release; give or send forth (light, sound, fragrance, influence, etc.). 1
- verb with object shedding to resist being penetrated or affected by: cloth that sheds water. 1
- verb with object shedding to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by natural process. 1
- verb with object shedding Textiles. to separate (the warp) in forming a shed. 1
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Origin of shedding
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English s(c)hed(d)en (v.), Old English scēadan, variant of sceādan; cognate with German scheiden to divide
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Parts of speech for Shedding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shedding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shedding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shedding
noun shedding
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- effluence — the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
- effusion — the act of effusing or pouring forth.
- dropping — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- emission — The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
adjective shedding
- flaking — fake2 (defs 2, 3).
Top questions with shedding
- how to stop dog shedding?
- how to stop a dog from shedding?
- how to stop hair shedding?
- why is my dog shedding so much?
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