# sloughs

Pronunciation: say "SLUFS" /slʌfs/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present of slough. — third-person singular simple present indicative of slough
   - Simple: The form of slough used after he, she or it in the present.
   - _As it grows, the crab sloughs its shell and hides until the new one hardens._
   - _Every so often, our pet snake sloughs its skin in one piece._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "SLOWZ" /slaʊz/

2. Plural of slough. — plural of slough
   - Simple: Plural of slough. Use it when you mean more than one.
   - _Ducks gather in the shallow sloughs along the edge of the farm._
   - _In spring, the prairie sloughs fill with rainwater and frogs._

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