to slither
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈslɪðər/
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deslizarse
- Finally, the python uncurls -- it must be twelve feet long -- and slithers away.
- slither away
- snakes slither
Leaves the door, leaves that out for Grant to kind of slither through.
- Leaves the door, leaves that out for Grant to kind of slither through.
- It's migrated down from the top of her leg to the bottom, slithered down.
- My big ass slithered up under that gate, rolled under the gate and start banging on that door.
Examples
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One becomes a glorified bureaucrat, slithering up the greasy pole.
Academic text (2010) -
With startling speed, she slithered around Miranda's shaking knees up and into the basket.
Fiction book (1990) -
You are going to slither out of bed.
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Did you see them slither away?
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Dozens of writhing snakes drop out of the closet and slither onto the ground.
Fiction book (1991) -
This hooded viper simply slithers into the forest.
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It left very peculiar tracks, as if two enormous snakes had slithered past.
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I watched the snake slither silently across the warm sand.
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The cat tried to slither through the narrow gap in the fence.
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As the thief attempted to escape, he had to slither past the security guard.
Synonyms
716
1.0
To move smoothly along a surface
503
2.3
To move quietly and easily, often without being noticed
155
2.5
To move slowly and quietly with the body low to the ground
89
1.0
To move with small, quick movements from side to side or up and down
16
6.7
To move quietly and carefully to avoid being seen
3
4.6
To move by twisting and wriggling to get through a small space
1
6.8
To move quietly and smoothly so people do not notice
Moving smoothly and quietly like a snake
To move slowly and quietly while looking around
Moving with small twisting and squirming movements like a worm
How Smoothly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slither goes back to old words that meant 'to slide' and is like the familiar words slide and slip. Think of a snake sliding along the ground quietly, which is why to slither means to move smoothly and often secretly.