Shedding

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters

Definition of Shedding

verb

To part, separate or divide.
"A metal comb shed her golden hair."
To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
"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.
"A tarpaulin sheds water."
To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
"Can you shed any light on this problem?"

verb

To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.

noun

The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
"the sheddings of blood under the Old Testament"
That which is shed, or cast off.

Anagrams of Shedding

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "shedding":

6-LETTER WORDS

deigns design dinged dinges dished hidden hinged hinges neighs nighed shined sighed signed singed

5-LETTER WORDS

deign dined dines dinge dings hided hides hinds hinge neigh nided nides nighs segni sengi+7 more

4-LETTER WORDS

deni dens died dies digs dine ding dins dish edhs egis ends engs geds

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Rhyming Words

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