slither

UK /ˈslɪð.ə(ɹ)/ US /ˈslɪð.ɚ/

verb 2noun 2adj 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

silently

The lizard slithered silently across the garden path before disappearing into the bushes.

helplessly

The snake slithered helplessly across the hot pavement, searching for shade.

away

The lizard slithered away quickly when it spotted the cat approaching.

PREP

across, along, down, on, over, to, etc.

The snake slithered across the garden path and disappeared into the bushes.

Definitions

verb

To move about smoothly and from side to side.

[Indiana:] Wave it at anything that slithers. [Marion:] The whole place is slithering!

She also had a map of the building, not that it was very large, and she'd memorized the layout. The guard station would be right around the corner, and there ought to be a counter about the height of a half-wall looking out over the corridor with only a bulletin board on the opposite wall. She crouched down, and slithered left.

To slide.

Some snow slides recorded have exceeded a million tons and slithered down the mountain-side at a speed of 60 miles an hour.

I bent down and with both hands I scooped up as much of this pissshit as I could. The green and brown clump felt like Jello as it dripped down all over my clothes. It was slithering through inbetween^([sic]) my fingers.

adj

Slithery; slippery.

noun

A limestone rubble.

A sliver.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

slide

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

[Indiana:] Wave it at anything that slithers. [Marion:] The whole place is slithering!

Wiktionary

She also had a map of the building, not that it was very large, and she'd memorized the layout. The guard station would be right around the corner, and there ought to be a counter about the height of

Wiktionary

Some snow slides recorded have exceeded a million tons and slithered down the mountain-side at a speed of 60 miles an hour.

Wiktionary

Tom saw a snake slither across the path.

Tatoeba · #1093024

Ziri felt something slither under his left leg.

Tatoeba · #11218706

The snake began to slither.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, slither is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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