Hyphenation
slith·erTurkish pronunciation
slîdhırSynonyms
coast,
crawl,
glide,
glissade,
move,
skate,
skid,
slink,
slip,
snake,
sneak,
wrigglePronunciation
/ˈsləᴛʜər/ /ˈslɪðɜr/
Etymology
() From Middle English slitheren, alteration of sliddren (“to slither, creep”), from Old English slidrian (“to slip, slide, slither”), from Proto-Germanic *slidrianan (“to slide, slither”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleidh- (“to slip”). Cognate with Dutch slidderen (“to slip, wriggle, slither”). More at slide.