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slithers

slithers is the plural of slither.

slithers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of slither.

Meaning of slither

Noun

slither (countable and uncountable, plural slithers)

  1. A limestone rubble.
  2. (nonstandard) A sliver.
  3. (collective) A group of snakes.
    • On Sunday night’s episode of “The White Lotus,” Walton Goggins’ character Rick throws open the doors to cages containing a slither of snakes, resulting in another character being hospitalized for a snakebite.2025 March 6, Cameron Kiszla, “‘White Lotus’ snakebite scene was realer than you thought”, in KTLA 5, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2026

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Questions about slithers

What is slithers the plural of?
Slithers is the plural of slither.

Words near slithers in the dictionary

  1. slitherier
  2. slitheriest
  3. slithering
  4. slitherings
  5. slitherlink
  6. slithers
  7. slithersome
  8. slithery
  9. slithier
  10. slithiest
  11. slithy

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