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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Denver was planning to double-team from the middle of the floor, but the MVP favorite recognized it and slithered to his right, away from the help.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
With an eye-popping 2,000-dot-per-inch (dpi) tracking resolution, on-the-fly sensitivity controls, mechanical ball tracking, and a very distinct silhouette, the Boomslang slithered to the forefront of turn-of-the-millennium gaming gear.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Virgie is pursued, in some of the play’s funniest moments, by a slithering cultist in shiny green gloves who purrs like a deadly kitty and moves like an Animaniac.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Student Christina Chang says that being mindful of the snakes slithering around keeps her grounded in the practice.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
With an eye-popping 2,000-dot-per-inch (dpi) tracking resolution, on-the-fly sensitivity controls, mechanical ball tracking, and a very distinct silhouette, the Boomslang slithered to the forefront of turn-of-the-millennium gaming gear.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Virgie is pursued, in some of the play’s funniest moments, by a slithering cultist in shiny green gloves who purrs like a deadly kitty and moves like an Animaniac.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Student Christina Chang says that being mindful of the snakes slithering around keeps her grounded in the practice.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
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 17 Mar. 2026.
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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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