Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

slither

Pronunciation: /ˈslɪðə/

Translate slither | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of slither

verb

[no object, with adverbial of direction]
  • move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion:I spied a baby adder slithering away
  • slide or slip unsteadily on a loose or slippery surface:we slithered down a snowy mountain track

noun

  • 1 [in singular] a slithering movement:a snake-like slither across the grass
  • 2a sliver:a slither of bacon

Derivatives

slithery

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: alteration of the dialect verb slidder, frequentative from the base of slide

slither in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of slither in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

Word of the day

kempt

/ kɛm(p)t /
adjective
maintained in a neat and clean condition …