slithering

1. 1.

   moving as on a slippery surface

   “his slipping and slithering progress over the ice”

   Synonymsslipping

   Similarslippery

Questions about slithering

What does slithering mean?

slithering means "moving as on a slippery surface".

How many syllables are in slithering?

slithering has 3 syllables: slit-he-ring. The stress falls on "slit". In IPA it is /ˈslɪðɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for slithering?

Close synonyms include slipping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is slithering a common word?

slithering is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.