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title: "Slough Pronunciation: How to Say It in English | Speakeroo"
description: "Slough is pronounced /ˈslʌf/ — SLUHF. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. See the syllable breakdown and practice it in a sentence."
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# Slough pronunciation

/ˈslʌf/

SLUHF

Slough has one syllable.

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## Slough syllables

Slough has 1 syllable: SLUHF.

1. SLUHF slʌf

The verb, meaning to shed, is SLUFF. The noun for a swamp is SLOO in American English and SLOW (rhyming with "cow") in British English. Same spelling, three different sounds, so check which one you mean.

## Sounds to watch

### The l sound

Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.

## Slough in a sentence

- Snakes slough their skin in one piece as they grow.
- The path turned into a slough after a week of rain.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

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- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce slough?

Slough is pronounced /ˈslʌf/, or SLUHF in plain letters. It has one syllable.

### How many syllables are in slough?

One. Slough is a single syllable: SLUHF.

### How do you use slough in a sentence?

Snakes slough their skin in one piece as they grow. The path turned into a slough after a week of rain.

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