shedding
shedding is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, shedding is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofshedding
- To part, separate or divide.
Example: "A metal comb shed her golden hair."
- To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
Example: "When we found the snake, it was in the process of shedding its skin."
- To pour; to make flow.
- To allow to flow or fall.
Example: "A tarpaulin sheds water."
- To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
Example: "Can you shed any light on this problem?"
- To pour forth, give off, impart.
- To fall in drops; to pour.
- To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
- To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
- To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
- The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
Example: "the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament"
- That which is shed, or cast off.
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