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The correct spelling is sloughing.
How to pronounce sloughing
verb
Say it like: Slo-win-g
The correct spelling is sloughing. To shed (skin). For example: "Snakes slough their skin periodically."
Usage Examples
“Snakes slough their skin periodically.”
“A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off.”
“East sloughed a heart.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To shed (skin).
- 2.To slide off (like a layer of skin).
- 3.To discard.
- 4.(Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)
noun
- 1.Something sloughed off.
- 2.The act of casting off the skin or shell; ecdysis.
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