slither
To move about smoothly and from side to sideTo move about smoothly and from side to side.
» Tom saw a snake slither across the path.
Том увидел, как тропинку переползает змея. — Wezel
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2 senses(intransitive)To move about smoothly and from side to side.
to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
(intransitive)To slide.
schlittern, rutschen
Examples
17 sentencesTom saw a snake slither across the path.
ruТом увидел, как тропинку переползает змея. — Wezel
I slithered down the muddy slope.
A snake slithered across the path.
deÜber den Pfad kroch eine Schlange. — dirkz
Slippery slugs slithered sideways down the slope.
deGlitschige Schnecken rutschten seitlich den Hang hinunter. — al_ex_an_der
The centipede slithered between the tree roots.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old EnglFrom Middle English slitheren, alteration of slideren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-West Germanic *slidrōn (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide.
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Forms
slithers, slithering, slithered, slitheredSynonyms
1 synonyms- to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly:slide
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle