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moltmolt /moʊlt/ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYmoltOrigin: 1500-1600 mout to molt (14-17 centuries), from Old English mutian to change, from Latin mutare; ➔ MUTATE VERB TABLEmolt |
Present | I, you, we, they | molt | | he, she, it | molts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | molted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have molted | | he, she, it | has molted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had molted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will molt | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have molted |
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Present | I | am molting | | he, she, it | is molting | | you, we, they | are molting | Past | I, he, she, it | was molting | | you, we, they | were molting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been molting | | he, she, it | has been molting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been molting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be molting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been molting |
when a bird or animal molts, it loses hair, feathers, or skin so that new ones can grow |