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SLITHERING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slithering mean?
• SLITHERING (adjective)
The adjective SLITHERING has 1 sense:
1. moving as on a slippery surface
Familiarity information: SLITHERING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moving as on a slippery surface
Synonyms:
slipping; slithering
Context example:
his slipping and slithering progress over the ice
Similar:
slippery; slippy (causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide)
Context examples
One snake can be scary enough, but a new study suggests some of the slithering reptiles hunt for prey in groups.
(Snakes Hunt in Groups, Study Suggests, VOA)
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