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slithers

VERB

creep by

Synonyms

WEAK

coast cower glide glissade go stealthily gumshoe lurk meander pass quietly prowl pussyfoot shirk sidle skitter skulk slick slide slip snake sneak steal undulate

VERB

slide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crawl glide skid slink sneak wriggle

STRONG

coast glissade move skate slip snake

Example Sentences

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"You take multiple pictures, sometimes over 100 and it takes tiny little slithers of focus, and then you put all those into software, and that creates your final image."

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

After their snake handler’s docile specimen has an onset mishap, the real thing slithers into view.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Unbeknownst to us though, the real Chalamet, incognito in a mask and baseball hat, slithers through the crowd like an undetected chosen one, or like his character, Lisan al Gaib in “Dune.”

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024

You stand stock-still until it quiets down and slithers on its way.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2023

It releases its hold on the ship, and slithers back into the water.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman