Noun: sloughing slú-fing
- The process whereby something is shed
"The sloughing of dead skin cells is a natural part of the body's regeneration process";
- shedding
- Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
"Snakes slough their skin as they grow";
- shed, molt [N. Amer], exuviate, moult [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: biological process, cast, cast off, drop, lose, organic process, shed, throw off
Encyclopedia: Sloughing
Slough, Buckinghamshire