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

Verb

1. to move or slide unsteadily, such as on a slippery surface

2. to move along the ground in a twisting way: a snake slithered towards the tree

Noun

a slithering movement [Old English slid(e)rian]

slithery 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

Translations

slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] vi → deslizarse

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slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] vi → glisser, déraper

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slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] vi → rutschen;

(snake etc) → gleiten

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slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] vi → scivolare, sdrucciolare

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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 （不稳地）滑行, 不稳地滑动