molting
- present participle of molt.
Example Sentences
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A detailed analysis revealed that the molting pattern was irregular rather than orderly.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
Filming took place between October and January, to avoid molting season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
Versatile and resilient, the lobster survives by molting, shedding its skin and growing into a new, bigger shell.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2024
While these mergansers are molting, one female is taking care of all the ducklings.
From NewsForKids.net ● May 7, 2024
The outermost layer was shedding, like a molting cricket, brown slices curling up from the surface.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
