slithering

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

slithering - moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice" slipping slippery, slippy - causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"