slithering
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I caught the film at a recent matinee in New Orleans, and children and adults alike gasped at Harryhausen’s movie monsters – from the looming metal colossus of Telos to the hissing and slithering Hydra.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Even the opening credits, some written in slithering hair, seem to tremble out of either fear or ecstasy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
Half asleep, she reached out for her dog - and instead found herself petting a smooth, slithering object.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Len Ramirez of Auburn, Calif., gave readers a slithering surprise in his 2015 My Ride column, which was photographed by Max Whittaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
A slithering black shape was gaining on them from the bottom.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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