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moulted

moulted is the simple past and past participle of moult.

Meaning of moult

Verb

moult (third-person singular simple present moults, present participle moulting, simple past and past participle moulted)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo the process of shedding or losing a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replacing it with a fresh one; to change by moulting.
    • Birds moult periodically.
    Synonyms:
    shed
  2. (transitive) To shed in such a manner.
    • Turtle-droves […] moulted their feathers.1929, Percy MacKaye, Claude Merton Wise, The Sphinx: A Comedy in One Act, page 35

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Words formed from moulted

Questions about moulted

What is moulted the simple past and past participle of?
Moulted is the simple past and past participle of moult.

Words near moulted in the dictionary

  1. Moulsdale
  2. Moulsecoomb
  3. Moulsford
  4. Moulsoe
  5. moult
  6. moulted
  7. moulten
  8. moulter
  9. moulters
  10. moultier
  11. moultiest

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