slither
verb
slith·er
ˈsli-t͟hər 
slithered; slithering; slithers
1
: to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
2
: to slip or slide like a snake
: to cause to slide
Examples of slither in a Sentence
The snake slithered through the garden.
To get under the porch, I lay on my stomach and slithered like a snake.
She slithered quietly into the room.
He slithered his hand around her waist.
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Moore takes a leap of faith and winds up on the bathroom floor, spine split open like a Christmas ham, when this new version — played by Qualley — comes slithering out of her back.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2024
No, the Church continues to slither through the dark forests of self-protective law and accounting where the victims are just adversaries to be subdued.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2024
No, the Church continues to slither through the dark forests of self-protective law and accounting where the victims are just adversaries to be subdued.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for slither
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“Slither.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slither. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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slither
verb
slith·er
ˈslit͟h-ər
1
: to slide or cause to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
2
: to slip or slide like a snake
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