Slither
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈslɪð.ə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɪðə(r)
Origin
From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren ("to slither, creep"), from Old English slidrian ("to slip, slide, slither"), from Proto-Germanic *slidrijanÄ… ("to slide, slither"), from Proto-Indo-European *sleidh- ("to slip"). Cognate with Dutch slidderen ("to slip, wriggle, slither"). More at slide.
Full definition of slither
Verb
- To move about smoothly and from side to side.
- (intransitive) To slide
- 2003, J. Flash, An American SavageI bent down and with both hands I scooped up as much of this pissshit as I could. The green and brown clump felt like Jello as it dripped down all over my clothes. It was slithering through inbetween my fingers.