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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
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
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
Translations

slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] videslizarse
slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] viglisser, déraper
slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] virutschen;
(snake etc) → gleiten
slither [ˈslɪðəʳ] viscivolare, sdrucciolare

slither
v slither [ˈsliðə]
to slide or slip while trying to walk (eg on mud) The dog was slithering about on the mud.gly, glipيَنْزَلِق، يَتَزَحْلَقплъзгам (се)smeknout seglideschlitternγλιστρώdeslizarselibisemaخزيدنliukastellaglisserלְהַחֲלִיקफिसलते हुए आगे बढ़नाsklizati se, posrtati(meg)csúsziktergelincirrenna tilscivolare; strisciareずるずるすべる주르르 미끄러지다slysti, slidinėtislīdēttergelincirglibberengli; åle segpoślizgnąć się, ślizgać sięresvalara alunecaсоскальзывать, скатыватьсяšmyknúť sazdrsnitiklizati sehasa, halkaลื่นไถลkaymak, kayarak gitmek(不穩地)滑行, 不穩地滑動ковзати; скочуватисяگمگاتے ہوئے یا آڑا سیدھا چلناtrượt, tuột,

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