slither
verb
slith·er
ˈsli-t͟hər 
slithered; slithering; slithers
1
: to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
2
: to slip or slide like a snake
: to cause to slide
Examples of slither in a Sentence
The snake slithered through the garden.
To get under the porch, I lay on my stomach and slithered like a snake.
She slithered quietly into the room.
He slithered his hand around her waist.
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Now, in the franchise’s first television offering, similar creatures crash-land on Earth from a spaceship and crawl and slither into a future version of our world, dominated by cutthroat corporations such as the one that designed Wendy as the next step in human consciousness.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 23 July 2025
According to World Atlas, a gopher snake once slithered aboard a motorboat on Lake Pleasant, and rattlesnakes have been filmed swimming across the surface.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
On July 1, a snake slithered its way onto a Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to Brisbane, per the Associated Press and ABC News.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 10 July 2025
Literally every animal that can fly, walk, crawl or slither into your yard will do so at some point to eat your chickens, their eggs, and their food.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 23 July 2025
According to World Atlas, a gopher snake once slithered aboard a motorboat on Lake Pleasant, and rattlesnakes have been filmed swimming across the surface.
—Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
On July 1, a snake slithered its way onto a Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to Brisbane, per the Associated Press and ABC News.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 10 July 2025
Literally every animal that can fly, walk, crawl or slither into your yard will do so at some point to eat your chickens, their eggs, and their food.
—Sal Gilbertie, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slither
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slither. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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slither
verb
slith·er
ˈslit͟h-ər
1
: to slide or cause to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
2
: to slip or slide like a snake
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