sloughing

Speech parts

1. sloughing - Noun

2. sloughing - Verb

Meaning

of Slough

The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shedding peel slough necrosis moult cast shell throw shed detached detachment discard moulting molt peeling
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Antonyms

cleave have see support own place
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Hypernyms

biological process organic process

Hyponyms

moult moulting molt molting ecdysis abscission

Phrases with the word

skin sloughing

Examples

Memory is the only thing that binds you to earlier selves; for the rest, you become an entirely different being every decade or so, sloughing off the old persona, renewing and moving on. You are not who you were, he told her, nor who you will be. Sebastian Faulks

Pumice is formed when hot lava mixes with water and hardens, resulting in a porous and abrasive stone perfect for sloughing away dry skin. Source: Internet

As it died in cascades of sloughing shrapnel, I heard the wails, subliminal, of the League men and women that piloted it. Source: Internet

Sodium thiopental is always administered intravenously, as it can be fairly irritating; severe tissue necrosis and sloughing can occur if it is injected incorrectly into the tissue around a vein. Source: Internet

If they are not able to do so, they can play any card (an action known as "sloughing" or "discarding"), including a penalty Heart or the Queen of Spades. Source: Internet

Problems with this technique include loss of sensation, sexual function, and sloughing of the glans. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sloughgrass sloughi sloughiness sloughy slounge Slovack