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sloughing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | shedding |
| Type of | biological process, organic process |
| Has types | molt, abscission, moult, moulting, molting, ecdysis |
| Derivation | slough |
Examples of sloughing
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Dermabrasion involves freezing the skin and sloughing it off with a rotary tool.
From the metro.co.uk
The telltale skin sloughing started several days after he arrived in the hospital.
From the post-gazette.com
They are floating in the swift current and sloughing off on the banks of the creek.
From the denverpost.com
Corporations are cutting back, sloughing off units, or going bankrupt.
From the businessweek.com
Or perhaps businesses hunker down after sloughing off labor and move towards technology.
From the economist.com
Esquire tested every new soap, shampoo, and sloughing agent they could get their hands on.
From the sfgate.com
The victim coughs up black vomit, sloughing off parts of his tongue, throat and windpipe.
From the time.com
If you want your look to have staying power, sloughing off dead skin cells is all important.
From the expressandstar.com
They remove facial makeup with just the perfect amount of sloughing for more sensitive skin.
From the dallasnews.com
- Gangrene: necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
- Shed: cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"
- A hollow filled with mud
- A stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)
- Any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)
- Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England and is situated west of Charing Cross. At the time of the 2001 census, the population of Slough was 119,070 (est. ...
- "Slough" is a ten-stanza poem by Sir John Betjeman, first published in the 1937 collection Continual Dew. It was written in protest against 850 factories that were to be built in the English town of Slough. The poem caused an uproar when first published.
- Slough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
- The skin shed by a snake or other reptile; Dead skin on a sore or ulcer; To shed (skin)
