slithers

present tense third-person singular of slither
as in crawls
to move slowly with the body close to the ground a snake slithering through the garden

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Verb
  • When a storm crawls like this, rainfall piles up over the same towns for days.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Everything except Eidra, who asks him not to leave and crawls into his arms.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meyers will continue being a name to watch as the deadline creeps closer.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The Japanese influence creeps in again with a matcha white chocolate chip cookie.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In its search for ample sunlight, the species tightly snakes up trees.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The campers and counselors died after torrential rain forced water levels on the river, which snakes through multiple summer camps in the region, to rise from 3 feet to 30 feet in a matter of hours.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The four libertines are fascists engaged in a last orgy of terror as the country slides from their control.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Inside, pale marble and granite play against chestnut beams, keeping the spaces bright but grounded, while floor-to-ceiling glass slides open to the landscape, drawing the eye to the sea and surrounding hills.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Slithers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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