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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But the real action was in line for the Breen meet and greet, which snaked across the lobby of the Regal’s mezzanine level after the second screening.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of snake

Verb

Installation doesn’t require crews to manually crawl along hundreds of miles of line.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
The Leao Tires subbrand has a huge range of truck, bus, and tractor tires for everything from daily driving on pavement to slow crawling through muddy farm fields.

— Michael Febbo, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of crawl

Verb

The location opened Monday, welcoming a consistent rush of customers into the space, even as the afternoon waned and crept into the neither-lunch-nor-dinner hours.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Up to half of the more than 200,000 mountain glaciers — vast, slow moving rivers of ice that creep across the world’s peaks — are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if ambitious climate goals are met.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of creep

Verb

The former Syracuse standout, who starred during the preseason, immediately slides in as Malik Willis’ backup.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
In addition, the crossguard had to be wide enough to prevent the user's hand from sliding onto the blade by accident.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of slide

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