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Synonyms for slither

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Synonyms for slither

to lose one's balance and fall or almost fall

to move sinuously

to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly

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Synonyms for slither

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

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Liz said: "We were in Spain and a snake slithered towards his Moses basket.
"It slithered near my late wife's beloved vase, which is of huge sentimental value to me and I was concerned it was going to knock it over and break it.
A few weeks ago, there was a news story about a woman driving on Route 495, near Hopkinton, when a 12- to 14-inch garter snake slithered across her lap.
On each of the ads, from the New York-based agency Dead As We Know It, the rum's namesake mythical beast appears to have slithered one of its slimy octo-parts into an apartment and helped itself to a tasty consumer.
SCIENTISTS have discovered that human beings are descended from worms who slithered around the earth half a billion years ago.
A SIMPLE classic game has slithered to the top of the chart for free apps for the iPhone this week.
As I slithered to my place of work, Bruises tell me where my pains hurt.
It all goes back to the Common Market, from which we slithered into the European Union and have been slithered again into a sort of United States of Europe, without so much as a vote.
The snake is believed to have entered the hospital in a bunch of flowers brought in for another patient, and then slithered into the intensive care ward.
Highlights of day 2 include exploring a slot canyon, stumbling upon a miniature rattlesnake at our campsite (luckily it slithered away), and listening to satellite radio while chowing down on fajitas.
The "green snake," cultural code for alcohol, has slithered its way throughout Russian history, dating back as far as the twelfth-century's Primary Chronicle notice of the Russians fondness for drink.
They shot two snakes, and when two others slithered into holes, the girls scurried through the clearing and down the hillside to safety.
As soon as he Sprinkled her with holy water, according to Father Joseph, Janice blistered the air with profanity and threatened him with disembowelment; she tore open her dress, then threw herself to the floor and slithered around the room.
With surprising agility, however, consciousness darted away and slithered down an open and seemingly infinite ganglial conduit.