slithered

past tense of slither
as in crept
to move slowly with the body close to the ground a snake slithering through the garden

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Recent Examples of slithered 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 The snake, later identified as an approximately eight-foot-long Burmese python, had slithered beneath the floor of a wooden shed. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 Laura stepped right into her body, felt a small resistance and then the give as the rival slithered, eagerly, into the air. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 June 2026 After having his wedding night ruined, a finger and toe cut off and being buried alive, Jacob Elordi‘s Nate Jacobs faced his fate when a venomous rattlesnake slithered its way into the hole he was buried in and bit him. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026 The reptile slithered its way down the tube. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 Boston ended the quarter with a 33-18 lead after Tatum slithered through three Sixers defenders for a dunk, then shot an outlet pass to Jordan Walsh for a transition layup. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 As an adaptation of an old Alsop Fable goes, a frog was about to jump into the water when a scorpion slithered by. — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithered
Verb
  • The cash conversion cycle has lengthened, inventory turnover has slowed, and average days on the lot have crept higher.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Orange is 5-0 for the first time since 2017 and has also crept into the final spot of The Times’ top 25 rankings for the Southland.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In real-world tests, the hand crawled across 14 different surfaces including smooth floors, metal grates, grass, and gravel.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI’s agents also crawled millions of pages and made thousands of data queries, which may have led to the partial outage of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) in May, the post adds.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Lab technician Aleksej Kubelka carefully opened the large machine and slid out a tray.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Cartagena’s Alquímico and Bangkok’s Bar Us slid in at the third and fourth spots, respectively, and Athens’s Line rounded out the top five.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Demands for the exclusive event pins exceeded common sense and ventured into the absurd with haphazard lines that snaked through the convention center.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But the real action was in line for the Breen meet and greet, which snaked across the lobby of the Regal’s mezzanine level after the second screening.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Slithered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithered. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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