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slither (v.)
early 15c., variant of Middle English slidder "to slip, slide," from Old English slidrian "to slip, slide on a loose slope," a frequentative form of slidan "to slide" (see slide (v.)). For spelling change, compare gather. Meaning "to walk in a sliding manner" is attested from 1848. In reference to reptile motion, attested from 1839. Related: Slithered; slithering.
slither (n.)
"slithering movement," 1861, from slither (v.).
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Definitions of slither
Dictionary entries near slither
slipper
slippery
slipshod
slipstream
slit
slither
sliver
Sloane Square
slob
slobber
slobbery