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Synonyms for slither

Grammar : Verb
Spell : slith -er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɪð ər

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Définition of slither

Origin :
  • early 15c., variant of Middle English slidder "to slip, slide," from Old English slidrian "to slip, slide on a loose slope," a frequentative form of slidan "to slide" (see slide (v.)). For spelling change, cf. gather. Meaning "to walk in a sliding manner" is attested from 1848. In reference to reptile motion, attested from 1839. Related: Slithered; slithering.
  • verb slide
Example sentences :
  • If I see the Cat or the other one, I'll slither through their bones.
  • Extract from : « The Cat in Grandfather's House » by Carl Henry Grabo
  • Slither it on good and thick and let it trickle down into the cracks.
  • Extract from : « Walter and the Wireless » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • "I can't stand things that scuttle and slither and crawl," said Ives.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Point » by James E. Gunn
  • It opened with a slither of wood and a rumble of sash weights.
  • Extract from : « Pythias » by Frederik Pohl
  • We slither and slide to the bottom of the pit and gather fragments of steel.
  • Extract from : « 'Green Balls' » by Paul Bewsher
  • The only alternative was to sit astride one of them and slither along shoreward, a few inches at a time.
  • Extract from : « To Kiel in the 'Hercules' » by Lewis R. Freeman
  • Then came soft little thuds on the floor, a whimper or two, small sighs, and a slither of bare legs on bare boards.
  • Extract from : « Americans All » by Various
  • You can slither pine-needles through your fingers as you discuss, too, and it helps you to think.
  • Extract from : « Us and the Bottleman » by Edith Ballinger Price
  • As it came nearer and nearer, my knees shook beneath me, and every moment I expected to see it slither to the ground.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure of the Tigris » by A. F. Mockler Ferryman
  • Dan, with recollections of Anzac fresh upon him, remembered that slither of earth from those crump-holes on the left.
  • Extract from : « With Haig on the Somme » by D. H. Parry

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