📖 Definitions of "Slither"
noun
- 1
A limestone rubble.
- 2
(see usage notes) A sliver.
verb
- 1
To move about smoothly and from side to side.
- 2
To slide
adjective
- 1
Slithery; slippery
🔄 Synonyms of "Slither"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| slidenoun | (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slither"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| slidenoun | (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. |
| crawlverb | (intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground. |
| grovelverb | (intransitive) To abase oneself before another person. |
| slickernoun | (originally Canada, US) A waterproof coat or jacket. |
| slutherverb | (UK, dialectal) To slither, slide or slip |
| sidlenoun | A furtive advance. |
| slizzerverb | (rare) To slither. |
| slinkverb | (intransitive) To sneak about furtively. |
| squirmnoun | A twisting, snakelike movement of the body. |
| shucknoun | The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts). |
| slipnoun | An act or instance of slipping. |
| snakenoun | Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues. |
| glidenoun | The act of gliding. |
| sleek | Having an even, smooth surface; smooth |
| swithernoun | (chiefly Scotland, Northern England) A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither. |
| wrigglenoun | A wriggling movement. |
| skewnoun | Something that has an oblique or slanted position. |
| sloungeverb | (UK, archaic, intransitive) To move in a slouching manner. |
| sliddernoun | (dialectal or archaic) To slip or slide, especially clumsily, or in a gingerly, timorous way. |
| slikenoun | (intransitive) To crawl; creep; slide. |
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