- present participle of slither.
slithering
Example Sentences
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The promotional contents within tap into parents’ grief with a slithering sort of sympathy: “You want more time together . . . you’re not ready to forget.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Set against a slithering, seductive Chicago house beat, it’s really more of a command, one that the Queen of Pop immediately follows with another decree: “Come on, meet me on the dance floor.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Half asleep, she reached out for her dog - and instead found herself petting a smooth, slithering object.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
Len Ramirez of Auburn, Calif., gave readers a slithering surprise in his 2015 My Ride column, which was photographed by Max Whittaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
He was a foul fog, a choking murk of evil vapors, looming and slithering on the ivory floor.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
