<p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise (e.g., The box slithered down the chute)</li><li>to go or walk with a sliding motion (e.g., The snake slithered across the path)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to cause to slither or slide</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a slithering movement; slide</li></ul>