slithered

verb

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 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 Later, a rattlesnake slithered through the opening and killed Nate. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 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 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. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithered
  1. crept
  2. crawled
  3. slid
  4. snaked
Verb
  • Some 10 men armed with clubs and crowbars crept into the warehouse, unaware that their inside man had changed his mind and ratted them out.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 July 2026
  • Additionally, coffee intake was self-reported, meaning that inaccuracies could have crept in.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 21 July 2026
Definition of crept
Verb
  • Flash flood warnings were then issued again for New York City and nearby states as thunderstorms crawled across the region on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Hull testified that Robinson later returned in different clothing, walking with a limp, rolled onto the roof of a building on campus and crawled to the edge of the rooftop around the time the shot was fired.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of crawled
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  • By contrast, jobs for education majors and those in the health professions slid 16%.
    — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • The same will be true for Wallace, who slid onto all-defense this past season, and for McCain, who fit in seamlessly after arriving in Oklahoma.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • Food trucks reopened after the storm and long lines snaked around the vendor area.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The famous crack snaked through during its ringing at the funeral of Chief Justice John Marshall in 1835 and widened beyond repair in 1846 while marking George Washington’s birthday.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
Definition of snaked

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