Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sloughing

1 sense of sloughing

Sense 1
shedding, sloughing -- (the process whereby something is shed)
       => organic process, biological process -- (a process occurring in living organisms)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb slough

1 sense of slough

Sense 1
shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough -- (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring")
       => shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop -- (get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes")