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molting

UK
/ˈməʊltɪŋ/
US
/ˈmoʊltɪŋ/

Traduzioni

moltingnoun
moltings
pl
The snake is going through molting.
Змея проходит через линьку.
Sinonimi
shedding
sloughing
ecdysis
moltinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈməʊltɪŋ/
US
/ˈmoʊltɪŋ/
Used before nouns to describe animals currently shedding their outer covering.
Sinonimi
desquamating
ecdysial
ecdysing
renewing
shedding
moulting
sloughing
casting off
peeling
moltverb

molting

Gerund

molted
Past Simple
molted
Past Participle
molting
Gerund
UK
/məʊlt/
US
/moʊlt/
Birds molt their feathers regularly.
Птицы регулярно линяют, сбрасывая перья.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
облезать
Sinonimi
cast off
shed
slough
drop
lose

Definizioni

moltingnoun
The process by which an animal sheds its outer covering, such as feathers, hair, or skin, to allow for new growth.
The snake's molting left behind a perfect imprint of its former skin.
An instance or period during which an animal sheds its outer covering.
Each molting of the tarantula left a delicate exoskeleton behind.
moltinggerund / present participle
Shedding or in the process of shedding an outer covering.
The molting bird looked scruffy as new feathers grew in.
moltverb
To shed or cast off an outer covering, such as feathers, skin, or hair, to allow for new growth.
The snake molts its skin several times a year to accommodate its growing body.
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