单词 | slithering |
释义 | > as lemmasˈslithering ˈslithering n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [noun] > slipping or sliding sliddering?c1225 slidingc1325 slitheringa1340 slipping1676 the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > inarticulate indistinct > of speech thicka1398 clipped1483 unlanguaged1677 slurred1746 slithering1840 slurring1848 mushmouth1902 mushmouthed1909 slurry1937 side-of-the-mouth1939 the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > slipping or sliding slithinga1300 slidingc1374 slipping1435 labent1727 slithering1864 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter cxiv. 8 In þe sensualite ȝit we fele sklythirynge [v.r. scliteryng] and lust. c1360 Early Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter lv. 13 (Egerton) Þou toke mi saul dede fra, Mi fete fra sliþeringe als-swa. 1840 M. Edgeworth Let. 30 Dec. (1971) 573 Not one name when introduced had I been able to make out from Mrs. Hollands slithering pronunciation. 1864 J. C. Atkinson Stanton Grange 219 His [a viper's] quiet, slithering gait. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 241 We continued to descend with a rapidity of ‘slithering’ and sliding, which might have considerably alarmed a timid Amazon. 1897 Outing 29 596/1 His wheel shot past me with a slithering, vertiginous pace. < as lemmas |
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