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slithered

slithered is the simple past and past participle of slither.

Meaning of slither

Verb

slither (third-person singular simple present slithers, present participle slithering, simple past and past participle slithered)

  1. (intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.
    • [Indiana:] Wave it at anything that slithers.
      [Marion:] The whole place is slithering!1981, Lawrence Kasdan, Raiders of the Lost Ark
  2. (intransitive) To slide.
    • Some snow slides recorded have exceeded a million tons and slithered down the mountain-side at a speed of 60 miles an hour.1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Routes”, in Railway Magazine, page 128

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Questions about slithered

What is slithered the simple past and past participle of?
Slithered is the simple past and past participle of slither.

Words near slithered in the dictionary

  1. Sliter
  2. Sliters
  3. slites
  4. slither
  5. slither link
  6. slithered
  7. slitherer
  8. slitherers
  9. slitherier
  10. slitheriest
  11. slithering

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