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slither

[ slith -er ]
/ ˈslɪð ər /
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verb (used without object)

to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
to go or walk with a sliding motion: The snake slithered across the path.

verb (used with object)

to cause to slither or slide.

noun

a slithering movement; slide.

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RELATED WORDS

glide, slink, sneak, wriggle, crawl, skid, move, glissade, coast, skate, snake, slip, cower, gumshoe, lurk, meander, prowl, pussyfoot, shirk, sidle

Nearby words

slit, slit fricative, slit pocket, slit trench, slit-drum, slither, slithery, slitlamp, sliven, sliver, sliver building

Origin of slither

1150–1200; Middle English slitheren, variant of sliddren, Old English slid(e)rian, frequentative of slīdan to slide; see -er6

Related forms

slith·er·y, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for slithering

slither

/ (ˈslɪðə) /

verb

to move or slide or cause to move or slide unsteadily, as on a slippery surface
(intr) to travel with a sliding motion

noun

a slithering motion

Word Origin for slither

Old English slidrian, from slīdan to slide
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