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Recent Examples of slithering
In video footage captured, the reptile can be seen slithering in between the front wheels of the car in search of an entry point underneath.
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Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
In one apt spooky season flourish, a pet snake features prominently in the clip, at one point slithering all over Offset’s grinning face.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
This massive snake, which can grow over 9 feet long, was seen slithering across a road, a rare sighting in this region.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
As well as reports of a loose alligator, some users reported that a boa constrictor was slithering around Belle Isle, too.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The snake, maybe a foot long, stretched its head above the surface of the lake, its body slithering as though on land.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Danger is slithering around Tennessee Tennessee is home to dozens of species of snakes, but there are only four venomous ones that people, and animals like chickens, should watch out for.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Sáez warned residents not to touch the slithering creatures, even with gloves.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
More recently, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour involved 70,000 wristbands pulsing in unison, and stage sets transforming from slithering snakes to whimsical fairy-tale forests to cinematic cityscapes.
—Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
In one apt spooky season flourish, a pet snake features prominently in the clip, at one point slithering all over Offset’s grinning face.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
This massive snake, which can grow over 9 feet long, was seen slithering across a road, a rare sighting in this region.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
As well as reports of a loose alligator, some users reported that a boa constrictor was slithering around Belle Isle, too.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
The snake, maybe a foot long, stretched its head above the surface of the lake, its body slithering as though on land.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Danger is slithering around Tennessee Tennessee is home to dozens of species of snakes, but there are only four venomous ones that people, and animals like chickens, should watch out for.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Sáez warned residents not to touch the slithering creatures, even with gloves.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
More recently, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour involved 70,000 wristbands pulsing in unison, and stage sets transforming from slithering snakes to whimsical fairy-tale forests to cinematic cityscapes.
—Lindsay A. Fleming, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithering
Verb
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Grow as a creeping vine or along a trellis.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Jan. 2026
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What’s that warmth creeping over you?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Now, Letts has brought Coon back to Broadway with the Main Stem debut of his 1996 play Bug, a skin-crawling portrayal of people on the fringes.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Here, there's a skin-crawling effect to watching the story unfold onstage.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Commuters who were snaking along the 405 freeway in Southern California on Wednesday morning caught an unusual sight.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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The long, snaking lines of people queueing to apply suggest that half the country is in a similar position to Ben, struggling to provide for their families.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Or are the Seminoles at risk of sliding into irrelevance if trips to the Gator Bowl become acceptable?—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Slithering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithering. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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