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verb (used without object)
1.
to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
2.
to go or walk with a sliding motion: The snake slithered across the path.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cause to slither or slide.
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Slithering
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun
4.
a slithering movement; slide.
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slither
O.E. slidrian "to slide on a loose slope," a frequentative form of slidan "to slide" (see slide). Meaning "to walk in a sliding manner" is attested from 1848. In ref. to reptile motion, attested from 1839.
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