slither

Etymology
From, alteration of , from , from , from , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. More at.

Verb

 * 1)  To move about smoothly and from side to side.
 * 2)  To slide.
 * 1)  To slide.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: движа се като змия
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: plazit, šoupnout
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French: ramper / glisser en ondulant
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:, serpear, serpentear, serpentar, zigue-zaguear, ondear
 * Scots: hirsel
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Thai:


 * Bulgarian: плъзгам се
 * Czech: klouzat
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,

Adjective

 * 1)  slithery; slippery

Noun

 * 1) A limestone rubble.
 * 2)  A sliver.

Usage notes
The use of slither to mean sliver, which is prevalent especially in Britain (where th-fronting is becoming more and more prevalent), is considered by many to be an error, though at least one major dictionary merely labels it "informal".