Thesaurus results for SLITHER

slither

verb

ˈsli-t͟hər

Definition of slither

as in to snake

to move slowly with the body close to the ground a snake slithering through the garden

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Recent Examples of slither So are silverfish — those small, slithering insects attracted to starchy materials found in books and their bindings. — Martine Thompson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026 As in real life, her bangs hover close to her eyebrows, but in this portrait, green snakes slither through her hair. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Judges often add some time to a sentence when a defendant has told a series of porkies while trying to slither out of trouble from the witness stand. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 Saint Laurent‘s shining gold shoes slithered down the spring 2027 runway on Tuesday to become the talk of Paris Fashion Week, with sculptural snake heels among the collection’s standout footwear. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slither

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Accompanying 48-hour pop-ups took place in October at two of Ulta Beauty’s LA outposts — Santa Monica and Westwood — resulting in snaking queues and surpassing sales targets by more than 62%, according to Miller.

— Ella Graveney, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026
London installed granite rumble strips in Hyde Park, raised crosswalks across bike lanes at bus stops, and ran snaking paths through Van Gogh Walk in Brixton.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of snake

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The Spurs jumped on Buzelis from the first pass of the second half, crawling up into his space and launching quick doubles that left the wing reeling for the remainder of the game.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Seeing people scratching and crawling to win life-changing money.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of crawl

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Then, for about half a mile, the crowd crept along Milwaukee Avenue onto West Diversey, ending at the Logan Square block where Delgado was slain last week.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
As sound check ends in Atlanta, Nastanovich creeps toward the stage’s edge to survey his options for jumping off.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of creep

Verb

Companies at the forefront of the AI boom, such as CoreWeave, Tesla, and SpaceX, saw share prices slide as markets priced in tighter Democratic regulatory oversight and potential restrictions on AI deployment.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Paraguay’s bonds have posted some of the worst losses in emerging markets this week, and the guaraní has slid against the dollar.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

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