to slide down or along a surface, esp. unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise

The box slithered down the chute.

to go or walk with a sliding motion

The snake slithered across the path.

to cause to slither or slide.

a slithering movement; slide.

verb

coast , crawl , glide , glissade , move , skate , skid , slink , slip , snake * , sneak , wriggle , sinuate , snake , undulate , lapse , slide , creep , grovel , lurk , prowl