Definition of "denuding" [denuding]

• Present participle of denude. (verb)

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• "We know that rain, running water, and frost, constituting what we call denuding forces, are constantly at work changing the surface of a country."
• "But talk of "denuding" is a clue of what is to come."
• "A review of Return to Almora in the Daily Telegraph newspaper notes the novel's initial theme of deforestation, then quips that "talk of 'denuding' is a clue of what is to come", and details the book's sex scenes."