slither
verb
[ ˈslɪðə ]
• move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion.
• "I spied a baby adder slithering away"
slither
noun
• a slithering movement.
• "a snake-like slither across the grass"
• a sliver.
• "a slither of bacon"
Origin:
Middle English: alteration of the dialect verb slidder, frequentative from the base of slide.