slough
noun
the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
sloughs
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present tense formof slough (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Today, abandoned barge cranes lie rusting and rotting in delta sloughs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The soil burns and sloughs off, leading to massive post-fire erosion that smothers coral, impacts fisheries and reduces the quality of the ocean water, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
But there's no small amount of controversy when it comes to marshes, mires, fens, bogs, vernal pools, prairie ponds, pocosins, sloughs, small streams, seasonal streams, and rain-dependent streams.
From Salon ● May 2, 2023
Signs of snowmelt-fueled deluge were everywhere in famed Yosemite Valley on Saturday as the normally placid Merced River surged over its banks, swamping roads, erasing swimming beaches, and turning meadows into murky sloughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2023
The surface of the tongue turns brilliant red and then sloughs off, and is swallowed or spat out.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
