Meaning & use
slither
To move smoothly with a twisting, sliding motion, like a snake moving across the ground.
See it in a sentence
The snake slithered silently through the tall grass toward the pond.
Water slithered down the windshield as the storm rolled over the highway.
A note on using this word
Slither specifically suggests a side-to-side, twisting movement, distinguishing it from the more general verb slide.
Words with a similar meaning
glideslide
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