Pronunciation guide

How to pronounce slough

SLOW (rhyming with 'cow') for a muddy hollow or the English town; SLUF (rhyming with 'stuff') means to shed skin

US/slaʊ/

slaʊ

UK/slaʊ/

slaʊ

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A different meaning, a different sound

sluf /slʌf/

the dead outer skin shed by a snake or other reptile; also, to shed or cast off such a layer.

What “slough” means

A marshy or muddy area.

In a sentence

  • We paddled under a canopy of trees through the slough.
  • The Sacramento River Delta contains dozens of sloughs that are often used for water-skiing and fishing.

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