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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sloughing
 坍陷; 滑坍

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Slough, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sloughed p. pr. & vb. n. Sloughing.] Med. To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Slough·ing n. Zool. The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 sloughing
      n : the process whereby something is shed [syn: shedding]