- present participle of shed.
shedding
Example Sentences
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Drywood termites molt about seven times during their lives, shedding the old exoskeleton and replacing it with a larger one.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
I sat down to speak to Kane about the finer details of his game, shedding light on his unique role.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The stock was shedding 13% in recent morning trading toward a three-month low and was on track for its biggest one-day selloff since it sank 22.6% on April 3, 2025.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The manufacturing sector was a laggard, shedding 17,000 jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
And way more than Shakespeare’s—I mean, Franny had been with us, breathing and walking and eating and laughing, and shedding skin.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
