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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Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
Arizonans are accustomed to seeing western diamondbacks slithering around or sunning themselves on rocks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Pritchard added a highlight-reel layup shortly thereafter — utilizing some nifty post moves to slither past Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony — and later hit back-to-back triples early in the fourth quarter to help Boston pull away in Game 1 of its first-round playoff series.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
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Alyssa Cooper, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025
Arizonans are accustomed to seeing western diamondbacks slithering around or sunning themselves on rocks.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Pritchard added a highlight-reel layup shortly thereafter — utilizing some nifty post moves to slither past Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony — and later hit back-to-back triples early in the fourth quarter to help Boston pull away in Game 1 of its first-round playoff series.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
But Cristescu flagged one way that scammers are taking this tool — which is designed to make people’s online accounts more secure — and using it to slither in.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 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 30 Jun. 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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