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moulting

moulting is the present participle and gerund 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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Noun

moulting (plural moultings)

  1. A moult; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.
    Synonyms:
    ecdysis

Synonyms of moulting

Forms of moulting

pluralmoultings

Questions about moulting

What does moulting mean?
Moulting means a moult; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.
What is moulting the present participle and gerund of?
Moulting is the present participle and gerund of moult.
What part of speech is moulting?
Moulting is a noun.
What is the plural of moulting?
The plural of moulting is moultings.

Words near moulting in the dictionary

  1. moulten
  2. moulter
  3. moulters
  4. moultier
  5. moultiest
  6. moulting
  7. moultings
  8. Moulton
  9. Moultonborough
  10. Moultons
  11. Moultrie

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