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SLITHER
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they slither ... he / she / it slithers
Past simple: slithered
Past participle: slithered
-ing form: slithering
Sense 1
Meaning:
To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
Example:
They slid through the wicket in the big gate
Synonyms:
slide; slither
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "slither" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
