molt
verb (used without object)
(of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth.
will molt
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future tenseof molt.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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There they will molt one last time, breaking out of their brown exoskeletons as soft, white adults.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021
