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Slither vs Meander - What's the difference?

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Slither is a related term of meander.


In lang=en terms the difference between slither and meander

is that slither is to slide while meander is to wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.

As verbs the difference between slither and meander

is that slither is to move about smoothly and from side to side while meander is to wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.

As a noun meander is

a winding, crooked, or involved course.

slither

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To move about smoothly and from side to side.
  • To slide
  • * 2003 , J. Flash, An American Savage
  • I bent down and with both hands I scooped up as much of this pissshit as I could. The green and brown clump felt like Jello as it dripped down all over my clothes. It was slithering through inbetween my fingers.

    Derived terms

    * slitherlink

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    meander

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (wikipedia meander) (en noun)
  • A winding, crooked, or involved course.
  • the meanders of an old river, or of the veins and arteries in the body
  • * Sir R. Blackmore
  • While lingering rivers in meanders glide.
  • A tortuous or intricate movement.
  • Fretwork.
  • (math) A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
  • Derived terms

    * meander belt * meanderer * meandering * meanderian * meanderic * meanderiform * meanderine * meander line * meander loop * meandrous * meandry

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.
  • The stream meandered through the valley.
  • To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.
  • (Dryton)

    References

    * The Chambers Dictionary (1998)

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