slither
verb (used without object)
to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise.
have been slithering
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present perfect progressiveof slither.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Finally from Iquitos, high up Mother Amazon in Peru, gunboats have been slithering down to the swampy, malarial port of trouble, Leticia.*
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