snail
/sneɪl/
verb
- To move or travel very slowly.
- The car snailed up the steep, winding road.
- The line snailed forward inch by inch.
- We snailed through the crowded market, unable to go faster.
Antonyms
noun
- A small, soft-bodied animal with a spiral shell, often found in gardens, that moves very slowly.
- The garden snail ate the lettuce leaves overnight.
- My daughter collected a snail and kept it in a jar with leaves.
- A snail left a shiny trail across the sidewalk after the rain.
- A person or thing that moves very slowly.
- Don't be such a snail — we're going to be late!
- The old computer was a snail compared to the new model.
- Traffic was moving at a snail's pace this morning.