Slither

Quick meaning: Slither is a verb meaning (intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.

Meaning

(intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To slide.
2. A limestone rubble.
3. (nonstandard, see usage notes) A sliver.
4. (archaic) Slithery; slippery.

Example Sentences

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

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.

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.

Word Forms

• slithers
• slithering
• slithered

Synonyms for slither

Depending on context, synonyms include slide.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slide, crawl, grovel, slicker, sluther, sidle.

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