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- pronunciation:
- slI
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
slithers, slithering, slithered |
| definition 1: |
to move by twisting and sliding along a surface.
The snake slithered across the road. |
| definition 2: |
to move in a sliding, unsteady fashion.
He slithered down the steep embankment. |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to slide or slither.
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| related words: |
slip |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a sliding motion.
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| derivation: |
slithery (adj.) |
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