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slough noun 'mud, marsh, swamp' BrE AmE slaʊ AmE sluː slaʊ (*) —Some Americans make a distinction between sluː in the literal sense and slaʊ in the figurative (
▶ ˌ slough of de ˈ spond ).
▷ sloughs slaʊz AmE sluːz slaʊz
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slough verb; noun 'cast-off skin' BrE AmE slʌf
▷ sloughed slʌft
▷ sloughing ˈslʌf ɪŋ
▷ sloughs slʌfs