Slough and Slide

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Slough verb - To move heavily or clumsily.

Usage example: the unpleasant task of sloughing through the muck to retrieve the ball

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Slide is an antonym for slough.

Nearby Words: sloughed, sloughing, sloughy

Slide verb - To move about in a sly or secret manner.

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Slough is an antonym for slide.

Nearby Words: slid, sliding, slider

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