Slithering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Slithering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of slither.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of slither.
More Meanings
- The act or action of one who slithers.
Example Sentences
As I lay waiting I could hear a sort of murmurousness beyond the door. It seemed composed of whimperings, slitherings, and shufflings, punctuated occasionally by a raised voice in the distance.
Here, Valéry is of the devil's party, and boasts of it throughout a long catalogue of serpentine slitherings and insinuations. To be a snake, the protagonist announces, is to be a thinker, to live by one's wits[…]
Word Forms
- slitherings
Synonyms for slithering
Depending on context, synonyms include slippery, slipping, slippy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slippy, slipping, slippery, serpent, limping, scrawliness.
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