moult
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Cast off hair, skin, horn.
Pronunciation
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mohltIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmoʊlt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
intransitive
To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.
transitive
To shed in such a manner.
noun
The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.
The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
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This meaning: Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
Used this way, moult is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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