prep.]
1 to move somewhere in a smooth, controlled way, often close to the ground:
The snake slithered away as we approached.
2 to move somewhere without much control, for example because the ground is steep or wet:
We slithered down the slope to the road. * They were slithering around on the ice.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for slither is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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