slither

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.

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

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slither·y adj.

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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]

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slith•er (ˈslɪð ər)

v.i.

1. to move or walk with a sliding motion, as a snake.

2. to slide down or along a surface, esp. unsteadily, from side to side.

v.t.

3. to cause to slither or slide.

n.

4. a slithering movement; slide.

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

slith′er•y, adj.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

slither - to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" slide 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"

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slither

verb slide, slip, glide, snake, undulate, slink, skitter He slithered down the bank.

Translations

slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] VI → deslizarse
to slither down a rope → deslizarse por una cuerda
to slither down a slope → ir rodando por una pendiente
to slither about on ice → ir resbalando sobre el hielo

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slither [ˈslɪðə^r] vi → glisser, déraper

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slither

vi → rutschen; (snake) → gleiten; to slither about on the ice → auf dem Eis herumschlittern or -rutschen

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

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slither (ˈsliðə) verb

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) resvalar smeknout se schlittern glide 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 خښيدل، ښوييدل (اصط)، بهيدل (لكه دچينجي resvalar a aluneca соскальзывать, скатываться šmyknúť sa zdrsniti klizati se hasa, halka ลื่นไถล kaymak, kayarak gitmek 滑行(不穩地)，走路腳滑 ковзати; скочуватися گمگاتے ہوئے یا آڑا سیدھا چلنا trượt, tuột （不稳地）滑行，不稳地滑动