shedding
Dropping old skin
Shedding is the process of losing or casting off something naturally.
Animals shed fur or skin, trees shed leaves, people shed tears or pounds.
The word often appears in contexts of renewal or unburdening: The dog is shedding everywhere, She's been shedding old habits.
In epidemiology, viral shedding refers to releasing virus particles that can infect others.
Animal body hair
- danderMicroscopic shed skin
- pet hairShed fibers from animals
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- brushingSweeping motion with bristles
undercoat · deshedding · lint roller · vacuum · double coat · blowout · matting · follicles
Discarded epidermal cells
- flakingShedding in layers
- peelingComing off in strips
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- dry skinDehydrated outer layer
renewal · buffing · loofah · pumice · retinol · glycolic · exfoliant · skincare
Periodic shedding of covering
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- furAnimal body hair
- skinBody's outer layer
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
instar · chrysalis · pupa · larva · nymph · imago · metamorphosis · arthropods
Failing to win
- droppingLetting something fall
- declineDecrease or refuse
- reductionMaking something smaller
- thinningReducing density or number
depletion · diminution · attrition · falling out · weight loss · pounds · slimming · trimming
Microscopic shed skin
- pet hairShed fibers from animals
- allergensImmune reaction triggers
- histamineAllergy-response compound
- sneezingSudden forceful nasal expulsion
itchiness · watery eyes · antihistamines · pollen · asthma · hives · allergic reaction · rhinitis
Releasing one's grasp
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- droppingLetting something fall
- discardingRemoving what's unwanted
- releasingAllowing to escape
relinquishing · casting off · freeing · abandoning · divesting · offloading · purging · stripping away
fur
Animal body hair
brushing · undercoat · deshedding · lint roller · vacuum · double coat · blowout · matting · follicles · strands
dead skin
Discarded epidermal cells
dry skin · renewal · buffing · loofah · pumice · retinol · glycolic · exfoliant · skincare · dermabrasion
molting
Periodic shedding of covering
scales · instar · chrysalis · pupa · larva · nymph · imago · metamorphosis · arthropods · insects
losing
Failing to win
thinning · depletion · diminution · attrition · falling out · weight loss · pounds · slimming · trimming
dander
Microscopic shed skin
sneezing · itchiness · watery eyes · antihistamines · pollen · asthma · hives · allergic reaction · rhinitis · dust mites
letting go
Releasing one's grasp
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- droppingLetting something fall
- discardingRemoving what's unwanted
releasing · relinquishing · casting off · freeing · abandoning · divesting · offloading · purging · stripping away · liberating
leakage
Unintended fluid escape
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- emissionDischarged substance or act
runoff · seepage · oozing · weeping · dripping · excretion · drainage · outflow
- dog coatfur pattern, coat length, coat pattern, double coat, single coat
- Seasonal Changesbloom, thaw, freeze, leafing, budding
- animal coatscoat, fur, undercoat, hide, fleece
- hair losshair loss, baldness, balding, bald spot, thinning
- insect developmentlarva, pupa, chrysalis, cocoon, metamorphosis
- sheddingmolting, molt, feather loss, fur loss, hair loss
sheddingretaining
Holding onto still
keeping · holding · preserving · clutching · clinging to
sheddinggrowing
Increasing or enlarging
regrowing · sprouting · regenerating · thickening · filling in
sheddingaccumulating
Gathering in increasing quantity
collecting · gaining · acquiring · gathering · amassing
- shedding a tearProducing emotional moisture
- shedding light onMaking something understandable
- shedding tearsReleasing eye moisture emotionally
- shedding skinCasting off epidermis
- viral sheddingRelease of replicating virus
- load sheddingDeliberate power interruption