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slithered

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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But she clipped the wall of the halfpipe halfway down the course and slithered to the base, losing a ski.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Videos circulated online showing a snake handler removing one of the long black snakes that had slithered into the building - with onlookers screaming.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

They spontaneously linked together to form chains that slithered through some obstacles and surrounded other objects.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

Visitors slid down the pole in “The Fire Cat,” slithered into the gullet of the boa constrictor in “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and lounged in a faux bubble bath in “Harry the Dirty Dog.”

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

While you slept, doubts slithered into my mind.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman