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 →

2) To slither is to slide in an unsteady way on a slippery surface. tree →

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 →
• We slithered down the muddy bank. tree →
• A slug slithered across the path. tree →
• The eel slithered out of his hands. tree →
• The car slithered on the icy road. tree →

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".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «slither» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.