slither along
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to move smoothly over a surface with a twisting or oscillating motion, like a snake
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- We watched the grass snake slither along the dusty track.
- The snake slithered along the dusty path.
- The shadow of the branches seemed to slither along the ground.
- He watched the eel slither along the riverbed.
- A small lizard was slithering along the top of the wall.
- With great effort, she managed to slither along the narrow ledge.
- Be careful, a snake might slither along this trail at any moment.
- The caterpillar slithered along the leaf, inch by inch.
- The garden hose seemed to slither along the lawn as I pulled it.
- We saw a large lizard slither along the sun-baked rocks.
- In the documentary, a huge anaconda slithered along the riverbank.
- The child pretended to be a snake, slithering along the floor.
- A slick of oil began to slither along the surface of the water.
- The water made the ground slippery, and he almost lost his footing as he tried to slither along.
- The children shrieked as the toy snake started to slither along the floor.
- The weary soldier had to slither along the muddy trench to avoid detection.
- We could just make out a dark shape slithering along the path in the moonlight.
- The artist captured the graceful movement of the snake as it slithered along the branch.
- The eel managed to slither along the muddy bottom of the creek.
- In the darkness, he could only feel his way by slithering along the wall.