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slough

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "slough" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
6 characters
English (US)
1syllable

slough

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, slough is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofslough

1noun
  • The skin shed by a snake or other reptile.

    Example: "That is the slough of a rattler; we must be careful."

  • Dead skin on a sore or ulcer.

    Example: "This is the slough that came off of his skin after the burn."

1verb
  • To shed (skin).

    Example: "Snakes slough their skin periodically."

  • To slide off (like a layer of skin).

    Example: "A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off."

  • To discard.

    Example: "East sloughed a heart."

  • (Western US) To commit truancy, be absent from school without permission. (compare ditch)

    Example: ""Dude, Kaydn and Jarom are totally sloughing today!""

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