Slither

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To glide or slide like a reptile. See Synonyms at slide.
  • verb-intransitive. To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait.
  • verb-intransitive. To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface.
  • v. To cause to slither.
  • n. A slithering movement or gait.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To move about smoothly and from side to side.
  • v. To slide
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To slide; to glide.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Slippery: same as slidder.
  • n. A limestone rubble; angular fragments or screes of limestone.
  • To slide: same as slidder.
  • n. In archery, a minute longitudinal split in a bow.
  • To suffer a minute longitudinal split: said of a bow.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  • Verb Form
    slithered    slithering    slithers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    locomote    travel    move    go   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    slide    glide   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dither    hither    smither    whither    wither    zither   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Liana    freeloader    pattering    antivenin    scurry    clink    clopping