slither

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: slith=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

slither, v. i. [Cf. G. schlittern, LG. schliddern. See slide.].

 To slide; to glide.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

slither, v. & n.
--v.intr. slide unsteadily; go with an irregular slipping motion.
--n. an instance of slithering.

Derivative

slithery adj.

Etymology

ME var. of slidder (now dial.) f. OE slid(e)rian frequent. f. slid-, weak grade of slidan SLIDE

THESAURUS

slither

amble, avalanche, barge, bowl along, bundle, clump, coast, coasting, crawl, creep, drag, droop, flit, flounce, flow, flowing, fly, foot, footslog, gait, gallop, glide, gliding, glissade, glissando, halt, hippety-hop, hitch, hobble, hop, ice-skate, jog, jolt, jump, landslide, landslip, limp, lock step, lumber, lunge, lurch, lurk, mince, mincing steps, pace, paddle, peg, piaffe, piaffer, plod, prance, prowl, rack, roll, roller-skate, sail, sailing, sashay, saunter, scuff, scuffle, scuttle, shamble, shuffle, sideslip, sidle, single-foot, skate, skateboard, skating, ski, skid, skiing, skim, skip, skitter, slather, sled, sledding, sleigh, slick, slidder, slide, slide down, sliding, slink, slip, slippage, slipping, slithering, slog, slouch, slowness, snake, sneak, snowslide, snowslip, stagger, stalk, stamp, steal, step, stomp, straddle, straggle, stride, stroll, strolling gait, strut, stump, subsidence, swagger, sweep, sweeping, swing, tittup, toboggan, tobogganing, toddle, totter, traipse, tread, trip, trot, trudge, undulate, velocity, waddle, walk, wamble, wiggle, wobble, worm