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 Zelina slithered on the ramp in a snake-like manner as Black stood behind her. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 In August, Kravitz told Meyers that her mom's pet snake, Orpheus, had gotten loose and slithered into a small hole in the corner of the bathroom. Bryan West, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025 Walton Goggins slithered into the 2025 Emmys with some apt nods to The White Lotus. Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025 Their layers of meaning multiplied and slithered out of my grasp. Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithered
Verb
  • The memories of those late-game collapses crept in when the Sabres’ 4-2 lead became 4-3 early in the third period.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But, throughout the decades, housing developments crept toward wildlands, the climate warmed, and fires increasingly escalated into unstoppable urban conflagrations.
    Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Modern Wall Street has killed just about everything cool that walks or crawled at one time or another.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The van’s driver then crawled out of his vehicle’s window, crossed over a median and was instantly struck by a car speeding in the opposite direction, which was broadcast by the news helicopter following the chase.
    Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Debates have raged in the busy industry program, standby ticket queues have snaked outside venues for the hottest premieres and the stars — in their droves — have been out in force and on major charm offensives, with distributors using the fest to launch both awards and release campaigns.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tree roots and ivy creepers have also snaked through the stonework.
    Barry Neild, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The biopharmaceutical stock slid more than 5%.
    Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The broken glass happened because Mako couldn't stop himself while running on the hardwood floor and slid into the cabinet.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Slithered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithered. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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