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Meanings of shedding in English

Portuguese
descamação

Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales.

        descamação
        Catalan
        muda

        The process whereby something is shed.

              muda
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              Examples for "peeling"
              Examples for "peeling"
              1
              But peeling them off, as he soon found, was a different matter.
              Dayworld Breakup
              2
              The peeling wooden slats had been painted green a few years ago.
              The Ocean at the End of the Lane
              3
              And there the animal sat, peeling the wax paper off a lollypop.
              Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
              4
              Boy, you should have heard her discuss her method for peeling tomatoes.
              Hula Done It?
              5
              Unearthing the truth about Ireland's maternity services is like peeling an onion.
              The Irish Times
              1
              Subsequently, he noticed desquamation on the glans penis and then between his buttocks.
              Pubmed
              2
              Systemic skin was dry with desquamation in the limbs and trunk.
              Pubmed
              3
              Radiotherapy side effects were acute confluent wet desquamation and mild late skin atrophy.
              Pubmed
              4
              Results: Cell loss occurred through desquamation of flat superficial cells during the first days.
              Pubmed
              5
              There was no significant difference in epithelial desquamation between groups.
              Pubmed
              Usage of shedding in English
              1
              It's the time of year for shedding things we no longer need.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Good news, you seem to stop shedding soon after cough is gone.
              News.com.au
              3
              Various food supplements claim to provide natural help in shedding extra pounds.
              The Irish Times
              4
              Throughout Europe, governments are shedding shares in flag carrier airlines like confetti.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Emigrating often means shedding the past so we can embrace the future.
              The Irish Times
              6
              However, few longitudinal studies have evaluated how the immune microenvironment effects shedding.
              Pubmed
              7
              Eskom says it doesn't expect any load-shedding to take place this week.
              The South African
              8
              More a discussion group, a way of shedding shells about the place.
              The Irish Times
              9
              However, this mass strike action could see the return of load shedding.
              The South African
              10
              A lot of people's New Year's resolutions usually focus on shedding weight.
              The South African
              11
              Treatment with nitazoxanide did not prevent weight loss or parasite stool shedding.
              Pubmed
              12
              Eskom is unable to pinpoint exactly how long load shedding will continue.
              The South African
              13
              Load shedding schedule for Wednesday 11 March: What time and how long?
              The South African
              14
              Joshi said the bank can avoid deep discounts in shedding the derivatives.
              Reuters
              15
              I desired no shedding of blood; though the odds were against us.
              Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
              16
              He suggested Amcor might start by shedding some of Bemis' lower-margin manufacturing.
              Reuters
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              Translations for shedding
              Portuguese
              descamação
              Catalan
              muda
              Shedding through the time
              Shedding across language varieties
              South Africa
              Common
              Australia
              Rare
              United States of America
              Rare
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