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Learn to pronounce slough

/slou,slo͞o/
noun
  1. a swamp.
  2. a situation characterized by lack of progress or activity.
    "the economic slough of the interwar years"

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shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster.
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Slough is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Thames Valley 20 miles (32 km) west of central London and 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Reading, ...
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Oct 4, 2023 · A slough is a swamp or shallow lake system, usually a backwater to a larger body of water ... South Slough is a 4,771-acre National Estuarine ...
verb phrase. to treat as slight or trivial: to slough over a friend's mistake.
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A slough is a wetland, usually a swamp or shallow lake, often a backwater to a larger body of water. Water tends to be stagnant or may flow slowly on a ...
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The Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve is a long, narrow wetland with slowly flowing freshwater. The entire Preserve is eleven miles long, one-third of a mile ...
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(Eastern United States) A type of swamp or shallow lake system, typically formed as or by the backwater of a larger waterway, similar to a bayou with trees.
When you slough, you get rid of the rough. To slough is to remove an outer layer, like filing dry skin from feet. You can slough away emotions too, ...
SLOUGH meaning: 1. (of some animals) to have a layer of skin come off: 2. a mental state of deep sadness and no…. Learn more.