slither

slither
Synonyms and related words:
amble, avalanche, barge, bowl along, bundle, clump, coast, coasting, crawl, creep, drag, droop, flit, flounce, flow, flowing, fly, foot, footslog, gait, gallop, glide, gliding, glissade, glissando, halt, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, ice-skate, jog, jolt, jump, landslide, landslip, limp, lock step, lumber, lunge, lurch, lurk, mince, mincing steps, pace, paddle, peg, piaffe, piaffer, plod, prance, prowl, rack, roll, roller-skate, sail, sailing, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sideslip, sidle, single-foot, skate, skateboard, skating, ski, skid, skiing, skim, skip, skitter, slather, sled, sledding, sleigh, slick, slidder, slide, slide down, sliding, slink, slip, slippage, slipping, slithering, slog, slouch, slowness, snake, sneak, snowslide, snowslip, stagger, stalk, stamp, steal, step, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, stroll, strolling gait, strut, stump, subsidence, swagger, sweep, sweeping, swing, tittup, toboggan, tobogganing, toddle, totter, traipse, tread, trip, trot, trudge, undulate, velocity, waddle, walk, wamble, wiggle, wobble, worm

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  • slither — slither, sliver The words are often confused, especially in newspapers. Slither is a verb meaning ‘to slip or slide unsteadily’, whereas sliver is a noun meaning ‘a thin narrow piece cut off a larger piece’. The more usual error is to put slither …   Modern English usage

  • Slither — «Slither» Sencillo de Metallica del álbum ReLoad Formato CD Grabación 1996 1997 Género(s) Heavy metal Hard rock Duración …   Wikipedia Español

  • slither — [slith′ər] vi. [ME slitheren, var. of slideren < OE sliderian, freq. < base of slidan, to SLIDE] 1. to slip or slide on or as on a slope with a loose or broken surface 2. a) to move along by sliding or gliding, as a snake b) to walk with a… …   English World dictionary

  • slither — slith er (sl[i^][th] [ e]r), v. i. [Cf. G. schlittern, LG. schliddern. See {slide}.] To slide; to glide. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slither — (v.) O.E. slidrian to slide on a loose slope, a frequentative form of slidan to slide (see SLIDE (Cf. slide)). Meaning to walk in a sliding manner is attested from 1848. In reference to reptile motion, attested from 1839. Related: Slithered;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • slither — *slide, slip, glide, skid, glissade, coast, toboggan …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • slither — ► VERB 1) move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion. 2) slide or slip unsteadily on a loose or slippery surface. ► NOUN 1) a slithering movement. 2) a sliver. DERIVATIVES slithery adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • Slither — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Slither – Voll auf den Schleim gegangen Originaltitel Slither …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • slither — UK [ˈslɪðə(r)] / US [ˈslɪðər] verb [intransitive] Word forms slither : present tense I/you/we/they slither he/she/it slithers present participle slithering past tense slithered past participle slithered 1) to slide over a surface slither… …   English dictionary

  • slither — verb ADVERB ▪ silently ▪ A snake was slithering silently along the floor. ▪ slowly ▪ away, off ▪ The snake slithered away …   Collocations dictionary

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