Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun moulting
1 sense of moulting
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 moult
1 sense of moult
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")