How Do You Spell SLOUGH?

Pronunciation: [slˈa͡ʊ] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "slough" can be confusing as it has two different pronunciations and meanings. When it's pronounced /slʌf/, it refers to a swamp or marshy area. However, when it's pronounced /sluː/, it means to shed or cast off. To remember the correct spelling for each meaning, think of the "u" in "sluice" which means to release water, as it has the same long /uː/ sound as the second pronunciation of "slough".

SLOUGH Meaning and Definition

1. Slough can be defined as a noun or a verb, and its meaning varies depending on its usage and context. As a noun, slough refers to a swampy or marshy area, often characterized by stagnant water, mire, or thick mud. It is a low-lying ground that could have formed due to natural conditions such as flooding or the accumulation of organic matter. In this sense, a slough can be considered an ecological habitat, especially for various aquatic plants and animals.

   As a verb, slough has a couple of distinct meanings. One is to shed or discard a layer or part of something, usually in reference to the skin of an animal or the outer layer of a plant or snake. For example, snakes shed their old skin by sloughing it off. Another usage of the verb slough is to describe the act of getting rid of or disposing of something unwanted or unimportant. It can be used metaphorically to signify the detachment or abandonment of certain beliefs, habits, or relationships.

   Moreover, slough can also refer to a depression or a hollow, often caused by erosion or the collapsing of material, such as in the case of a swamp. In a medical context, a slough is the necrotic or dead tissue that separates from healthy tissue during the process of wound healing.

   Overall, slough encompasses notions of swampy areas, shedding of layers, getting rid of unwanted things, and depressed or hollow spaces.

2. 1. Necrosed tissue separated from the living structure. 2. To separate from the living tissue, said of a dead or necrosed part.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

3. • A deep muddy place in which one may be engulfed; a soft bog or marsh.

   • The cast-off skin of a serpent or similar reptile; the dead structure of flesh that separates from a wound, or during mortification.

   • To separate from the living parts of flesh in a sore; to peel or fall off.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for SLOUGH *

• alough 33.3333333%

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Other Common Misspellings for SLOUGH

• sleugh
• sluch
• slogo
• slegh
• saought
• sluth
• sloch
• sloush
• laough
• shough
• sloutch
• slught
• slthough
• solough
• ssouth
• alugh
• sliegh
• snough
• slouth
• stough
• slooth
• blough
• sluge
• slugg
• allough
• soought
• plolugh
• ploqgh
• ploughd
• slouh
• sloough
• slougth
• sloghy
• shoughy
• Blouth
• sasugh
• shouhh
• shjough
• shoujgh
• shougyh
• sloughd
• sloughe
• slouke
• sqough
• swouyh
• swokugh
• slouf
• shaugh
• plouge
• pluugh
• sleughy
• sloushi
• Shouge
• sleugy
• slygh
• Sloumy
• sloege
• sloufe
• Shoughe
• Plougt
• slaugh
• Clouagh

Etymology of SLOUGH

The word "slough" has multiple etymological origins and thus different meanings.

1. As a noun meaning a swamp or marshy area:

- Middle English "slogh" or "slough" derived from Old English "sloh" meaning "a hollow place, pit, or swamp".

2. As a verb meaning to shed or cast off:

- Middle English "sloughen" from Old English "slūhian" meaning "to shed or mol"; related to the Old Norse "sluga" meaning "to swallow".

3. As a noun meaning the outer layer of dead skin:

- From Middle English "slowe" derived from Old English "sclōh" meaning "skin, husk".

4. As a noun meaning a state of deep despair or despondency:

- This usage originates from the poem "The Waste Land" by T.S.

Idioms with the word SLOUGH

• slough off sth The idiom "slough off sth" refers to the act of discarding or getting rid of something unwanted, unnecessary, or burdensome. It often implies a process of shedding or eliminating a particular responsibility, task, habit, or problem.
• slough sth off The idiom "slough something off" means to discard or get rid of something, typically something unwanted or burdensome. It implies letting go or dismissing something, often in a casual or nonchalant manner.
• slough over

Similar spelling words for SLOUGH

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• Sylvee,
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• self-importance,
• self-righteous,
• SULEV,
• Self-hardening,
• self-questioning,
• SLEAF,
• slushy,
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• non-slave,
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• self-destruction,
• SELV,
• self-condemnation,
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• Self-righteousness,
• self-indulgent,
• self-made,
• sylf,
• self-constituted,
• self-indulgence,
• sleigh,
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• self-consistent,
• self-financing,
• Pudding-sleeve,
• self-regulating,
• non-self-governing,
• self-proclaimed,
• self-reliance,
• self-portrait,
• self-reflective,
• salvo,
• self-confident,
• sleev,
• self-satisfied,
• slouchy,
• SLUEF,
• Self-reprovingly,
• xlviii,
• self-pity,
• self-mastery,
• self-begotten,
• self-destructive,
• self-hypnosis,
• Self-registering,
• self-containment,
• Self-banished,
• self-insurance,
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• Sleave,
• self-complacency,
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• self-fulfilling,
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• self-willed,
• Self-consistency,
• self-regard,
• Silvy,
• self-assertiveness,
• self-preoccupation,
• self-pollinating,
• SALVA,
• Self-depraved,
• self-engrossed,
• self-sustained,
• self-promotion,
• self-flatteringly,
• Salvio,
• self-praising,
• Self-imparting,
• SALV,
• Self-degradation,
• Self-delusion,
• Self-created,
• SEHLF,
• Self-reproving,
• Self-examinant,
• self-protection,
• Silvio,
• self-sowed,
• self-deception,
• solvay,
• slug,
• Sallvia,
• slave-maker,
• Self-interested,
• Sulpho-,
• SLUFF,
• slave-catching,
• Self-depending,
• self-opinionatedness,
• Self-considering,
• SOLV,
• self-humiliation,
• self-sown,
• self-congratulatory,
• self-sufficiency,
• Self-satisfying,
• self-fertilised,
• self-asserting,
• self-sufficing,
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• self-contained,
• slog,
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• self-flattery,
• self-sacrificing,
• Self-mettle,
• self-styled,
• Sylvia,
• self-ruling,
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• SLPHE,
• self-important,
• Self-devotion,
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• Selve,
• self-consequence,
• self-disciplined,
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• xlvi,
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• sulph,
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• slouch,
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• self-governed,
• xlvii,
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• self-awareness,
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• SLF,
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• self-discipline,
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• PSWLF,
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• self-confidence,
• sluice,
• Zylpha,
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• Zillpha,
• Self-involution,
• self-worship,
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• Self-repetition,
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• dis-solve,
• self-forgetfulness,
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• self-absorbed,
• solfa,
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• self-love,
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• slave-hunt,
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• self-respectful,
• silvia,
• Slave-grown,
• Zylvia,
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• self-elected,
• Sylvie,
• self-fertile,
• silva,
• Self-ignorant,
• self-abnegating,
• self-operating,
• self-disgust,
• Self-defensive,
• slave,
• Self-existence,
• self-starter,
• Sleeve-button,
• Self-assumed,
• self-glorification,
• self-reproach,
• sluss,
• Self-centering,
• sluf,
• Self-convicted,
• Self-dependent,
• self-destruct,
• Self-complacent,
• self-immolation,
• self-distrustful,
• Slave-holding,
• XLLEF,
• salvia,
• self-suspension,
• sligh,
• self-incrimination,
• Salify,
• self-governing,
• self-determined,
• self-sterile,
• self-possessed,
• Self-suspended,
• SLAEF,
• self-denyingly,
• self-pleased,
• self-seeker,
• Self-communicative,
• selva,
• Self-indignation,
• self-knowledge,
• self-deprivation,
• Self-abhorrence,
• self-moving,
• Self-commune,
• Self-activity,
• SCYLV,
• self-propelled,
• Self-affrighted,
• self-praise,
• Sylvio,
• Self-evolution,
• Self-partiality,
• self-extinction,
• Self-centration,
• self-subsistence,
• self-aggrandising,
• Self-action,
• Self-excite,
• saliva,
• Self-begetten,
• self-criticism,
• solve,
• self-conceitedness,
• self-heal,
• self-direction,
• sulfa,
• self-suggestion,
• SELIFA,
• weapon-salve,
• SELPH,
• self-organisation,
• self-searching,
• self-applaudingly,
• salve,
• self-possessedly,
• self-glory,
• self-hatred,
• sailv,
• Self-bern,
• Self-abased,
• self-justification,
• Self-regulated,
• sleeve,
• self-absorption,
• Self-contradiction,
• slash,
• self-referent,
• self-coloured,
• self-distrust,
• self-conceitedly,
• Self-murder,
• Self-annihilated,
• Self-approving,
• xliv,
• slush,
• Self-suspicious,
• self-portrayal,
• self-pollinated,
• self-righteously,
• slag,
• self-rule,
• self-governance,
• Self-exaltation,
• self-communing,
• self-involvement,
• Self-ignorance,
• self-winding,
• Self-view,
• self-loading,
• self-respect,
• Self-life,
• Self-repelling,
• self-reliantly,
• slave-coast,
• self-infection,
• self-approbation,
• self-employed,
• self-assured,
• self-flagellation,
• Slive.

Plural form of SLOUGH is SLOUGHS

Conjugate verb Slough

CONDITIONAL

I would slough

we would slough

you would slough

he/she/it would slough

they would slough

FUTURE

I will slough

we will slough

you will slough

he/she/it will slough

they will slough

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have sloughed

we will have sloughed

you will have sloughed

he/she/it will have sloughed

they will have sloughed

PAST

I sloughed

we sloughed

you sloughed

he/she/it sloughed

they sloughed

PAST PERFECT

I had sloughed

we had sloughed

you had sloughed

he/she/it had sloughed

they had sloughed

PRESENT

I slough

we slough

you slough

he/she/it sloughs

they slough

PRESENT PERFECT

I have sloughed

we have sloughed

you have sloughed

he/she/it has sloughed

they have sloughed

I am sloughing

we are sloughing

you are sloughing

he/she/it is sloughing

they are sloughing

I was sloughing

we were sloughing

you were sloughing

he/she/it was sloughing

they were sloughing

I will be sloughing

we will be sloughing

you will be sloughing

he/she/it will be sloughing

they will be sloughing

I have been sloughing

we have been sloughing

you have been sloughing

he/she/it has been sloughing

they have been sloughing

I had been sloughing

we had been sloughing

you had been sloughing

he/she/it had been sloughing

they had been sloughing

I will have been sloughing

we will have been sloughing

you will have been sloughing

he/she/it will have been sloughing

they will have been sloughing

I would have sloughed

we would have sloughed

you would have sloughed

he/she/it would have sloughed

they would have sloughed

I would be sloughing

we would be sloughing

you would be sloughing

he/she/it would be sloughing

they would be sloughing

I would have been sloughing

we would have been sloughing

you would have been sloughing

he/she/it would have been sloughing

they would have been sloughing