Shedding
Pronunciation : Shed"ding
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood.
2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] Wordsworth.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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