slither
verb · /SLIH-thur/
To slither means to move by sliding smoothly along the ground, like a snake or worm.
In a sentence
- "The green snake began to slither through the tall grass."
- "A shiny little worm tried to slither away after the rain."
Dictionary definition · slither
verb
- to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly"They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).