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Meanings of sloughing in English

Catalan
muda

The process whereby something is shed.

muda
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Examples for "shedding"
Examples for "shedding"
1
It's the time of year for shedding things we no longer need.
The Irish Times
2
Good news, you seem to stop shedding soon after cough is gone.
News.com.au
3
Various food supplements claim to provide natural help in shedding extra pounds.
The Irish Times
4
Throughout Europe, governments are shedding shares in flag carrier airlines like confetti.
The Irish Times
5
Emigrating often means shedding the past so we can embrace the future.
The Irish Times
Usage of sloughing in English
1
There was no sloughing; the swelling disappeared without any necrosis of tissue.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892
2
The roof kept sloughing in on me, and it was mighty dangerous.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
3
Iydahoe was immediately lost in the muse, felt his despair sloughing away.
The Kagonesti (A Story of the Wild Elves)
4
They were sloughing their personal honor that minute, fraternizing with Turkish prisoners.
Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders
5
He was rapidly sloughing the dry husk that limited Greene tribe thinking.
Non-Stop
6
There was some sloughing, but this was treated on general surgical principles.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892
7
Geb shrugged, sloughing off a few tons of sand from his shoulders.
The red pyramid
8
Though sloughing had begun, most of the hair was still in place.
Death du Jour
9
His injuries were dressed; extensive sloughing commenced, and the wound became considerably enlarged.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
10
If the tissues are badly torn or bruised, swelling and sloughing may occur.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals
11
This patient ultimately recovered, but only after sloughing and prolonged suppuration.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892
12
The room is quiet but for the rhythmic sloughing of foam.
Rock and Ice Magazine
13
The piece sloughing off is found passed with the manure.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse
14
It's swelled to the shoulder and little pieces of my shirt keep sloughing out.
The Lady Doc
15
Somewhere just below that soil was her head, her face sloughing off and wormed.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
16
Some skin sloughing on the tip of the nose, the shins, a few toes.
Bones Never Lie
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Translations for sloughing
Catalan
muda
Sloughing through the time
Sloughing across language varieties
United States of America
Common