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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As May approaches the eastern brown snake, the reptile darts off, crossing the pink room to slither under a desk.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
But Porsha is upset that Drew is using her as material for the show in the messiest way possible, slithering behind the scenes to create storylines with her ex.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
But these would seem puny compared with some of the snake species that slithered on Earth millions of years ago.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
His rapping has a frail, slithering quality; his vocal tone morphs between cute squeakiness and ragged rottweiler growls.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
But Porsha is upset that Drew is using her as material for the show in the messiest way possible, slithering behind the scenes to create storylines with her ex.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
But these would seem puny compared with some of the snake species that slithered on Earth millions of years ago.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
His rapping has a frail, slithering quality; his vocal tone morphs between cute squeakiness and ragged rottweiler growls.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 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 6 May. 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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