Crossword clues for slivering
slivering
The Collaborative International Dictionary
sliver \sliv"er\ (sl[i^]v"[~e]r or sl[imac]"v[~e]r; 277), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. slivered (sl[i^]v"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
slivering.] [See Slive, v. t.]
To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small
pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver
wood.
--Shak.
They 'll sliver thee like a turnip.
--Sir W.
Scott.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of sliver English)
Usage examples of "slivering".
Others moved around in the darkness, mewing sounds and the slivering of bodies occasionally breaking the silence of the black, underground chamber.
Then Whittaker was slivering in the mud next to him, something held in his uninjured hand.
The sun shone down at just the right angle that it streamed in over the tops of the trees like a divine spotlight, slivering down and squirming with the mist that rose up through it.