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# shedding

«shedding» in Mova's school dictionary: **Present participle of «shed»: losing hair, skin or leaves…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (shed, sheds, shed, shedding); noun (shedding — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Present participle of «shed»: losing hair, skin or leaves naturally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#m1)

2) Letting something fall or flow: «shedding tears». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#m2)

3) Getting rid of something unwanted: «shedding weight», «shedding jobs». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#m3)

4) (UK) Dropping its load on a road: «a lorry shedding its load». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Science: snakes shed their skin; trees shed leaves in autumn; dogs shed hair. Everyday: «shedding light on» means explaining. Phrases: «shed light on», «shed tears», «shedding hair».

### examples

- Our dog is shedding hair all over the sofa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#x1)
- The trees are shedding their leaves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#x2)
- A snake was shedding its old skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#x3)
- She was shedding tears of joy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#x4)
- This book sheds light on the Tudors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#x5)
- The company is shedding jobs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#x6)
- When he entered his hut he found his wife, who had somehow heard the news, twisting herself to and fro and shedding tears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/#x7)

### note

«Shed» is irregular: shed, shed (past same), shedding (double «d»). Do not confuse with «a shed» (a small hut in the garden).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shedding» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shedding/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.