slithered

past tense of slither
as in crept
to move slowly with the body close to the ground a snake slithering through the garden

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Recent Examples of slithered Walton Goggins slithered into the 2025 Emmys with some apt nods to The White Lotus. Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025 Their layers of meaning multiplied and slithered out of my grasp. Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slithered
Verb
  • In the meantime, floodwaters crept closer and closer to her place.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Inflation has crept higher over the past several months in part because tariffs are – slowly – starting to boost prices.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • In commemoration of World War II, a creaky old Sherman tank crawled past half-empty bleachers, and the Korean War was honored with a short video.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • His satirical conservative anchorman then crawled out from behind the Late Show desk and basked in the corresponding cheers as the Colbert Report theme song played.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lines of hundreds of guests snaked around the inside of the department store (which takes up an entire city block in Manhattan), with onlookers snapping photos quizzically.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Lines snaked around every outside court, contrasting sharply with the ones only in use for practice, sparsely and quietly populated with players honing their skills for the bigger stages.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nvidia shares slid about 2% before the bell.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Under the guise of trying to help Erik, a former girlfriend slid back into his life, and in the process, stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from him.
    ForbesTV, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Slithered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slithered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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