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 As a wave of radioactive green slime envelops him, his body begins to transform—limbs mutating, rows of bloody fangs emerging—his globular, wormlike form, slithering menacingly across the screen. Laura Holliday, Wired News, 2 May 2025 The comedy reboot of Anaconda has slithered into CinemaCon. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025 While quiet luxury is still holding its ground, with comfort sandals taking on an achingly chic pragmatism, other trends are swinging in the opposite direction — from nostalgic gladiators and clogs to snake prints slithering in as the new neutral. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025 As May approaches the eastern brown snake, the reptile darts off, crossing the pink room to slither under a desk. Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slither
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  • Fallen power lines snaked across the road and through the ditch.
    Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 20 May 2025
  • In Castelvetro that night, the lines for the bars snaked through the throng of dancers in the main square.
    Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2025
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  • The woman crawled to her bathroom and pulled the emergency cord, then the facility staff called 911, deputies said.
    Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
  • Here, 15 of the softest sheets that will convince you that crawling into bed at 9 p.m. is equivalent to self-care.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 May 2025
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  • However, a new poll shows his approval rating among this demographic may be creeping up again.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • In the bottom of the third inning, Báez was creeping off third when Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez received a pitch, then popped and fired toward the bag.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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  • If your goal is to invest in a pair of supportive yet stylish sandals or slides to complement every outfit in your suitcase, then Birkenstock has proven to craft the best shoes for the job.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
  • Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 May 2025

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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slither. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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