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- DictionarySlith·er/ˈsliT͟Hər/
verb
- 1. move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion: "I spied a baby adder slithering away"
noun
- 1. a slithering movement: "a snake-like slither across the grass"
- 2. a sliver: informal British "a slither of bacon"
Slither definition: to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise. See examples of SLITHER used in a sentence.
We slithered down the slope to the road. They were slithering around on the ice. Definition of slither verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To move or slide by twisting or undulating the body over a surface, as in the manner of a snake. 2. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait: slithered over to the window. 3. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface: "We went slithering down the muddy rocks to sea level" (Jane Rodgers). n. A slithering movement or gait.
Slither means to move in a sideways motion, usually silently. Snakes, of all kinds, slither, from the original snake in the Garden of Eden, to that untrustworthy-looking individual who approaches you in the street. Slither comes from the Old English term slidrian, meaning "to slide on a loose or gravely surface."
5 days ago · 3 meanings: 1. to move or slide or cause to move or slide unsteadily, as on a slippery surface 2. to travel with a sliding.... Click for more definitions.
to move smoothly by twisting and sliding. (Definition of slither from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of slither. in Chinese (Traditional) （軀體）蜿蜒而行，曲折滑行… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （躯体）蜿蜒而行，曲折滑行… See more. in Spanish. deslizarse, reptar… See more. in Portuguese. deslizar, serpentear… See more.
Slither definition: to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise. See examples of SLITHER used in a sentence.
