Thesaurus results for SLITHER

slither

verb

ˈsli-t͟hər

Definition of slither

as in to snake

to move slowly with the body close to the ground a snake slithering through the garden

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Recent Examples of slither Here are seven solutions to keep these animals slithering past your yard. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 July 2026 There are anywhere between 100,000 and 300,000 invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) currently slithering through the Florida Everglades. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 North Carolina is crawling, or perhaps slithering, with copperheads. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026 Close all exterior doors and seal any gaps that a snake could slither through. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for slither

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The Premier League trophy was kept out of the way, not shown off, apart from the blazing cover picture in the souvenir programme which ensured queues snaking through the crowd to purchase this special memento.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
When her foster mom is preparing dinner, Lu sneakily samples from her siblings’ meals, snaking her tongue into each bowl.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of snake

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Their only hope is for someone to crawl across the room to the spot with the most intense g-forces and turn it off.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Classicist and Roman plumbing expert Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow suggests that private toilets might have been cut off from the municipal sewers to prevent animals crawling up the pipes and into homes.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of crawl

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Audiences embraced the films for their creeping realism and slow-building scares, which transformed ordinary bedrooms, hallways and home security cameras into places where something terrifying might be lurking just outside the frame.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Nic Antaya / Getty Images As the calendar creeps toward September, the Detroit Red Wings are still conducting their search for their next general manager.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of creep

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Shares of Sandisk dropped 5%, while Corning slid 3% and Coherent fell more than 5%.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Mechanical watches, however, are rarely seen during competition, particularly in a sport where a timepiece could be subjected to the shocks of sliding, diving for a ball or being hit by a pitch.

— Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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