Slither — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈɪðɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈɪðə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈɪðə/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈɪðɚ/.

Examples

They slid through the wicket in the big gate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

slide

Parts of Speech

verb	to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly “They slid through the wicket in the big gate”

Word Forms

slider

noun

someone who races the luge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlittern

unauffällig oder reibungslos passieren oder sich bewegen

🇫🇷French

glisser

passer ou se déplacer discrètement ou en douceur

🇪🇸Spanish

deslizarse

pasar o moverse discretamente o suavemente

🇮🇹Italian

strisciare

passare o muoversi in modo discreto e fluido

🇳🇱Dutch

glibberen

om onopvallend of soepel te passeren of te bewegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

deslizar

passar ou mover-se discretamente ou suavemente

🇷🇺Russian

скользить

проходить или двигаться незаметно или плавно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लुढ़कना

विनीत रूप से या सुचारू रूप से गुजरना या चलना

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিদ্র

🇮🇳Tamil

சறுக்கல்

தடையின்றி அல்லது சீராக கடந்து செல்ல அல்லது நகர்த்த

🇮🇳Telugu

జారుడు

అస్పష్టంగా లేదా సజావుగా పాస్ లేదా తరలించడానికి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લિથર

સ્વાભાવિક રીતે અથવા સરળ રીતે પસાર થવું અથવા ખસેડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಲಿಟರ್

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಾಗವಾಗಿ ಹಾದುಹೋಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ಚಲಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ലിതർ

തടസ്സമില്ലാതെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സുഗമമായി കടന്നുപോകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീങ്ങുക

🇵🇰Urdu

پھسلنا

بغیر کسی رکاوٹ یا آسانی سے گزرنا یا منتقل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滑行

不引人注目或顺利地通过或移动

🇯🇵Japanese

ずるずる

目立たないようにまたはスムーズに通過または移動する

🇰🇷Korean

주르르 미끄러짐

눈에 띄지 않게 또는 원활하게 지나가거나 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trườn

để vượt qua hoặc di chuyển không phô trương hoặc trơn tru

🇹🇭Thai

เลื้อย

ผ่านหรือเคลื่อนตัวอย่างสงบเสงี่ยมหรือราบรื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

meluncur

untuk lulus atau bergerak diam-diam atau lancar

🇵🇭Filipino

dumulas

upang pumasa o gumagalaw nang hindi napapansin o maayos

🇲🇾Malay

meluncur

untuk lulus atau bergerak secara tidak mencolok atau lancar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انزلق

لتمرير أو التحرك بشكل غير ملحوظ أو بسلاسة

🇮🇷Persian

لغزش

عبور کردن یا حرکت بدون مزاحمت یا روان

🇹🇷Turkish

kaymak

göze batmadan veya düzgün bir şekilde geçmek veya hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחלִיק

לעבור או לנוע באופן לא מפריע או חלק

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What is the primary definition of the word 'slither'?

The primary meaning of 'slither' is 'to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly'.

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Using 'slither' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'slither' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'slither' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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