Sekirov Dictionary

slither

UK /ˈslɪðə/US /ˈslɪðɚ/

noun 3
verb 2
adjective 1
forms 3

noun3

•
A group of snakes.
- And from the hedge came the silken slither of snakes about to lather with foam and strike some legless sheep or ox left by the mutinous pack. — 1926
(nonstandard) A sliver.
A limestone rubble.

verb2

•
To move about smoothly and from side to side.
- [Indiana:] Wave it at anything that slithers. [Marion:] The whole place is slithering! — 1981
•
To slide.
- Some snow slides recorded have exceeded a million tons and slithered down the mountain-side at a speed of 60 miles an hour. — 1954

adjective1

(no longer used) Slithery; slippery.

forms

slithered · slithering · slithers

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