slither
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈslɪð.ə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
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.
advance slowly
creep along
move slowly
slip along
alder wood
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