Definition of SLITHER

slither

Verb

Verb Forms: slithered, slithering, slithers

  • To move with a sliding, side-to-side motion, like a snake.
  • to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
  • To move about smoothly and from side to side.
  • To slide.

Adj

  • Slithery; slippery.

Noun

  • A limestone rubble.
  • A sliver.

Examples

  • The high-scoring ’Z’ seemed to slither perfectly into place for a bingo in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From 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 *sleydʰ- (“to slip”), equivalent to slide + -er (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”), German schlittern (“to slither, skid”). More at slide.

Synonyms

slide

Scrabble Score: 10

slither: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
slither: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slither: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

slither: valid Words With Friends Word