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Molting vs Bolting - What's the difference?

molting | bolting |

As verbs the difference between molting and bolting

is that molting is while bolting is .

As nouns the difference between molting and bolting

is that molting is a molt; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc while bolting is a sifting, as of flour or meal.

molting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A molt; the shedding of skin, feathers, etc.

    • bolting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sifting, as of flour or meal.
  • (legal) A private arguing of cases for practice by students, as in the Inns of Court.

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