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slither

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slith·er  (slr)
v. slith·ered, slith·er·ing, slith·ers
v.intr.
1. To glide or slide like a reptile. See Synonyms at slide.
2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait.
3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface.
v.tr.
To cause to slither.
n.
A slithering movement or gait.

[Middle English slethren, variant of sliddren, from Old English slidrian, frequentative of sldan, to slide.]

slither·y adj.

slither [ˈslɪðə]
vb
1. to move or slide or cause to move or slide unsteadily, as on a slippery surface
2. (intr) to travel with a sliding motion
n
a slithering motion
[Old English slidrian, from slīdan to slide]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.slither - to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

slither
verb slide, slip, glide, snake, undulate, slink, skitter He slithered down the bank.
Translations
slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] VIdeslizarse
to slither down a ropedeslizarse por una cuerda
to slither down a slopeir rodando por una pendiente
to slither about on iceir resbalando sobre el hielo

slither [ˈslɪðər] viglisser, déraper

slither
virutschen; (snake)gleiten; to slither about on the iceauf dem Eis herumschlittern or -rutschen

slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] vi (person) → scivolare; (snake) → strisciare
he was slithering about on the ice → avanzava slittando sul ghiaccio
slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] vi (person) → scivolare; (snake) → strisciare
he was slithering about on the ice → avanzava slittando sul ghiaccio

slither
v slither [ˈsliðə]
to slide or slip while trying to walk (eg on mud) The dog was slithering about on the mud. gly, glip يَنْزَلِق، يَتَزَحْلَق плъзгам (се) smeknout se glide schlittern γλιστρώ deslizarse libisema خزيدن liukastella glisser לְהַחֲלִיק फिसलते हुए आगे बढ़ना sklizati se, posrtati (meg)csúszik tergelincir renna til scivolare; strisciare ずるずるすべる 주르르 미끄러지다 slysti, slidinėti slīdēt tergelincir glibberen gli; åle seg poślizgnąć się, ślizgać się resvalar a aluneca соскальзывать, скатываться šmyknúť sa zdrsniti klizati se hasa, halka ลื่นไถล kaymak, kayarak gitmek (不穩地)滑行, 不穩地滑動 ковзати; скочуватися گمگاتے ہوئے یا آڑا سیدھا چلنا trượt, tuột,


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We crowded to the little window, which Mackenzie took care to fill; and a minute yielded no sound but the crunch and slither of constabulary boots upon sooty slates.
 
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