Its related verb describes the action of shedding or eliminating something, just like a snake sheds its skin. This slough comes from Middle English slughe and is related to slūch, a Middle High German …

From the mid-17th century, stagecoaches began to pass through Slough and Salt Hill (later absorbed into Slough), which became locations for the second stage to change horses on the journey out from …

SLOUGH definition: a swamp or swamplike region. See examples of slough used in a sentence.

Snakes slough their skin regularly. She seems unable to pull herself out of this deep slough of self-pity. The damaged tegument began to slough off in some regions. Sadly, those individuals slough off the …

You may also hear this word pronounced as "sluff." With this pronunciation, slough has a different meaning. A slough is typically used to describe wetlands. Sloughs along the edges of rivers form …

Definition of Slough in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When a plant sloughs its leaves, or an animal such as a snake sloughs its skin, the leaves or skin come off naturally. All reptiles have to slough their skin to grow. [VERB noun] The lemon geranium sloughs …

Located in the South East of England, Slough is close to West London. The town is an important commercial centre servicing the whole of the country and has many international affiliations. It’s...

v. to (cause to) be shed or cast off, as the outer skin of a snake: [no object; (~ + off)] A snake's skin sloughs (off) every few months.[~ (+ off) + object] The snake sloughs (off) its skin. slough off, [~ + off …

Dec 20, 2025 · Potholes or sloughs formed by a glacier’s retreat from the central plains of North America, are now known to be some of the world’s most productive ecosystems.