sloughed Antonyms

Meaning of sloughed

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sloughed (imp. & p. p.)

of Slough

sloughed Sentence Examples

  1. The old paint sloughed away in thick flakes, revealing the bare wood beneath.
  2. The snake sloughed its skin, leaving behind a shiny new one.
  3. The leaves on the tree sloughed off in autumn, creating a golden carpet on the ground.
  4. As the wound healed, the scabs sloughed away, leaving a fresh scar.
  5. The dead cells on my skin sloughed off, making way for new ones.
  6. The barnacles sloughed off the hull of the boat, hindering its progress.
  7. The old habits sloughed away from my mind as I embraced a new way of life.
  8. The outdated ideas sloughed off the company's strategy, making way for innovation.
  9. The accumulated stress sloughed off my shoulders as I took a deep breath and relaxed.
  10. The old friendships sloughed away as they outgrew their purpose, replaced by new and meaningful ones.

FAQs About the word sloughed

of Slough

stumbled,shuffled, stomped, scuffled, shambled, galumphed, trudged, dragged, pounded, scuffed

whisked, glided, slid,slid, whisked, glided, hovered, waltzed, hung, waltzed

The old paint sloughed away in thick flakes, revealing the bare wood beneath.

The snake sloughed its skin, leaving behind a shiny new one.

The leaves on the tree sloughed off in autumn, creating a golden carpet on the ground.

As the wound healed, the scabs sloughed away, leaving a fresh scar.