Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun molting

1 sense of molting

Sense 1
molt, molting, moult, moulting, ecdysis -- (periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles)
       => shedding, sloughing -- (the process whereby something is shed)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb molt

1 sense of molt

Sense 1
shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough -- (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring")
       => shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop -- (get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes")