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slithering

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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.
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Adj.1.slithering - moving as on a slippery surface; "his slipping and slithering progress over the ice"
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"


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Martin and Tom, both of whom had irons on, tried it without success at first; the fir bark broke away where they stuck the irons in as soon as they leant any weight on their feet, and the grip of their arms wasn't enough to keep them up; so, after getting up three or four feet, down they came slithering to the ground, barking their arms and faces.
 
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