snaking

verb

Definition of snakingnext
present participle of snake
1
as in lurking
to move about in a sly or secret manner snaking softly through the brush

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2
as in creeping
to move slowly with the body close to the ground commandos snaking through the grass toward the house

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaking
  1. lurking
  2. creeping
  3. slipping
  4. slithering
Verb
  • Young New Yorkers sense lions, tigers and bears lurking too.
    Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The following month, a separate team of researchers discovered evidence of a different intermediate-mass black hole, this time lurking near the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*) at the heart of the Milky Way, some 27,000 light-years from Earth.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of lurking
Verb
  • Another sign of creeping fatigue?
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Invasive plants also spread quickly in multiple ways, such as by seeds, creeping stems and roots, or fruits eaten by birds and dropped elsewhere.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of creeping
Verb
  • Harrison took Georgia’s second-half kickoff all the way to the end zone, slipping a tackle near the middle of the field, cutting toward the right sideline and outrunning everyone.
    Brett Martel, The Denver Post, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Richardson failed at the first one; nailed the second, and was slipping on #3.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of slipping
Verb
  • Employees of a store in the Aloha State were in for a slithering surprise after a two-foot snake was found inside a shipping container of Christmas trees sent to the island.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The world's largest slithering snake is sure to send a tingle down your spine.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of slithering
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