Synonyms of molting

molting

verb

present participle of molt

as in shedding

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside

a crab molts its shell as it grows larger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shedding
• peeling
• sloughing
• discarding
• sluffing
• exfoliating
• ditching
• slipping
• flaking
• scaling
• unloading
• scrapping
• flinging (off or away)
• throwing away
• jettisoning
• shucking (off)
• junking
• throwing out
• chucking