snaking

verb

present participle of snake
1
as in lurking
to move about in a sly or secret manner snaking softly through the brush

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2
as in creeping
to move slowly with the body close to the ground commandos snaking through the grass toward the house

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Recent Examples of snaking The estate sprawls across 77 acres of pastoral tranquility, with trails snaking through the woods, oak trees towering over lawns, and birdsong filling the air. — Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 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 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 Previously centered on Nashville and central Tennessee, the district now extends to the northwest corner of the state before snaking south along the Mississippi River to Memphis. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Towering over the Central Business District and the snaking ribbon of the Waller Creek Greenbelt Trail, this 37-story hotel stands out amidst the Austin skyline. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026 Butter & Cream A certain national chain may be just around the corner in Decatur, but that doesn’t stop lines from snaking out the door at Butter & Cream. — Lia Picard, AJC.com, 22 July 2026 Some of the rest were stuck in water-bottle refill lines, concurrent queues snaking behind small drinking fountains that created a bottleneck of sweaty humanity around the corners of the new stadium. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 18 July 2026 Singer-songwriter and guitarist Nick DiSalvo’s plaintive vocals and snaking riffs can gently suggest thoughtful indie rock or tense up to show off more doom-adjacent roots. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaking
  1. lurking
  2. creeping
  3. sneaking
  4. crawling
  5. sliding
  6. slithering
  7. slipping
Verb
  • Maybe the top of the fridge hasn’t seen a wipe-down in months, or the inside of your toaster tray has some lurking crumbs.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Scientists do not yet know whether dark matter is made up of ancient black holes lurking throughout space, undiscovered heavy and slow particles, or unknown lighter and faster particles.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurking
Verb
  • But now that fall is slowly creeping in, our wardrobes are ready to turn over a new leaf, too.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of creeping
Verb
  • Police are investigating a rash of incidents involving people sneaking out of sewers.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Pinch-hitter Eli White followed by sneaking a soft line drive up the middle to drive in Durbin, cutting the Giants’ lead to 2-1.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of sneaking
Verb
  • An ancient Nazi scientist (Dan Stevens) crawling across a carpet to lick a woman’s stilettoed foot.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 31 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 crawling
Verb
  • Rodriguez ducks away from the challenge before sliding a reverse pass through for Adria Pedrosa to strike at goal.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Faraday Future’s shares peaked with excitement about its EV plans in 2021 and have been sliding since then.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sliding
Verb
  • There was unexpected wildlife – a screeching macaque and a viper slithering across a path.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • This is believed to be the first slithering creature seen at a football practice since Drew Rosenhaus.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of slithering
Verb
  • The 49ers, an otherwise good team, have for the past couple of months been weaving and slipping bad news like a boxer trying to avoid a knockout punch.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The campaign showcases Diesel’s creased denim treated with resin, 3-D denim, trompe l’oeil cable knit denim and the new regular-fit D-Heel jean, which has hidden vertical slits near the ankle, perfect for slipping through a stiletto heel.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of slipping

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“Snaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snaking. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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