defoliating

verb

present participle of defoliate
as in barking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defoliating
  1. barking
  2. shelling
  3. flaying
  4. stripping
  5. skinning
  6. scaling
  7. exposing
  8. shucking
Verb
  • With the Indiana Fever holding an 81-75 lead during a third-quarter timeout, Cloud began barking toward Freedom, who was seated courtside.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than having dog kennels lined up across from each other like in traditional shelters, the New Leash on Life design will have kennels on one side facing a hallway to reduce barking and stress.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of barking
Verb
  • Lebanon's state news agency reported new airstrikes and shelling on their hometown over the weekend.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Mansouri was subjected to Israeli shelling earlier this week, according to Lebanon’s state news agency.
    — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shelling
Verb
  • The end came with England on 50-0, with Stokes flaying Foulkes to Mitchell at mid-on.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026
  • Dwight grabbed my arm, wrenching my hand out of my pocket, flaying it like a fish, pulling me along.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of flaying
Verb
  • All this reveals there is no one single process responsible for stripping planet-forming material from around infant stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • TikTok’s rules are moving toward preserving surprise commerce while stripping out the mechanics that most resemble gambling.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of stripping
Verb
  • If hunting or skinning animals, use gloves, and cook game meat thoroughly before eating.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • If hunting, trapping or skinning animals, use gloves when handling animals and cook game meat thoroughly before eating, according to the CDC.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of skinning
Verb
  • That has also helped the firm navigate its huge investment plans at a time when many projects in the kingdom are scaling back spending — aided by a $3 billion partnership with Blackstone to fund its data center deals.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The team acknowledges that scaling the process for mainstream industrial use will require continued funding and cross-institutional effort.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of scaling
Verb
  • Mars challenges Saturn, exposing weak spots in schedules, instructions, or everyday communication.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Much of its copper concentrate arrives from western China or overseas, adding transportation costs and exposing supply chains to international market and geopolitical disruptions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of exposing
Verb
  • Jack Callahan was just a kid when his dad, William, ran the place, with his wife using a VW van for deliveries and the kids – Jack included – shucking lobster meat for those famed rolls.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Did the grocery store place the trash can near the corn because folks were shucking with wild abandon and leaving behind a big mess?
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Definition of shucking
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“Defoliating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defoliating. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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