slither away

Frequency: 7.02.5 per million words

to move away from a place or person

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Examples (10)

  • The snake slithered away into the undergrowth.
  • As soon as the alarm sounded, the thief slithered away unseen.
  • He watched the eel slither away from the bait.
  • The embarrassed politician tried to slither away from the reporter's questions.
  • Feeling guilty, she wanted to slither away unnoticed.
  • The cat, startled by the noise, slithered away under the fence.
  • The suspect managed to slither away from the police cordon.
  • In the shadows, the creature slithered away.
  • He felt a cold dread as he saw the snake slither away from his feet.
  • The politician attempted to slither away from the controversial topic.