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Definition of "slither" []

  • To glide or slide like a reptile. See Synonyms at slide. (verb-intransitive)
  • To walk with a sliding or shuffling gait. (verb-intransitive)
  • To slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface. (verb-intransitive)
  • To cause to slither. (verb-transitive)
  • A slithering movement or gait. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "slither" in a sentence
  • "There's no shadow of the world dark enough for them to kind of slither around in."
  • "If guests want to move from room to room, most people wait patiently or "slither" gracefully between the guests"
  • "Sure enough, less than a minute later, I felt the hair follicles on my scalp slither and the familiar tingling that told me my hair was growing back."