'Shedding' definitions:

Definition of 'shedding'

noun

The process whereby something is shed [syn: shedding, sloughing]

noun

Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]

From: GCIDE

Shed \Shed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shed; p. pr. & vb. n. Shedding.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS. sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS. sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth. skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L. scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch. also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. Chisel, Concise, Schism, Sheading, Sheath, Shide.]
1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of Brunne. [1913 Webster]
2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain. [1913 Webster]
Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Twice seven consenting years have shed Their utmost bounty on thy head. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves. [1913 Webster]
4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water. [1913 Webster]
5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . . . is shed with gray." --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle. [1913 Webster]

From: GCIDE

Shedding \Shed"ding\, n.
1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood. [1913 Webster]
2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] Sheelfa