Home › Words › D › desheddingdesheddingdeshedding means the removal of shed hair from a dog or other animal, by brushing etc.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, deshedding ranks #28,283 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom de- + shed + -ing.nounThe removal of shed hair from a dog or other animal, by brushing etc.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dehair 63% match — To remove the hair from. vs deshedding →dematter 58% match — A device for dematting an animal's fur. vs deshedding →dehairer 58% match — Something or someone that removes hair. vs deshedding →desquamation 57% match — The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. vs deshedding →defur 57% match — To remove the fur from. vs deshedding →depilation 57% match — The process of stripping hair from the skin so as to make it smooth; unhairing; hair removal. vs deshedding →deskinment 57% match — The act of deskinning. vs deshedding →defurfuration 56% match — The shedding of the epidermis in the form of fine scales. vs deshedding →