# sloughing

Pronunciation: say "SLUF-ing" /ˈslʌfɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of slough. — present participle and gerund of slough
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of slough. Use it after "is" or "are", or as a noun.
   - _Dead cells are constantly sloughing off the surface of the skin._
   - _With no spades left, he kept sloughing his worthless diamonds._

## Noun

2. The act of shedding an old skin or outer shell.
   - Simple: When an animal such as a snake gets rid of its old skin or shell.
   - _Biologists logged each sloughing to track how often the young rattlesnakes shed._
   - _A crab is soft and easy prey for a while after each sloughing._
3. Something that has been shed or has come away from a surface as an outer layer.
   - Simple: A piece or layer that has come off something, like old skin.
   - _The settling tank collects the sloughings that wash off the trickling filter._
   - _Under the microscope, the sloughing from the wound showed signs of infection._

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