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# slither

«slither» in Mova's school dictionary: **to move along smoothly, twisting from side to side, like…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (slither, slithers, slithered, slithering); noun (a slither — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To slither is to move along smoothly, twisting from side to side, like a snake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/#m1)

2) To slither is to slide in an unsteady way on a slippery surface. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and stories: snakes slither, eels slither. In winter, people slither on ice. Phrases: «slither away», «slither down», «slither across».

### examples

- The snake slithered into the grass. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/#x1)
- We slithered down the muddy bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/#x2)
- A slug slithered across the path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/#x3)
- The eel slithered out of his hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/#x4)
- The car slithered on the icy road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/#x5)

### note

Do not confuse with «sliver» (a thin piece). Regular verb.

### In the corpora

- [Alliteration is the same first sound repeated in words close together: "big brown bear", "slithering snakes slide silently".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/46-poetry-simile-metaphor-personification-alliteration/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «slither» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slither/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.