culebrear

to wriggle along

culebrear

intransitive verb

1. (to move with writhing movements)

a. to wriggle along

Una pequeña víbora pasó culebreando entre la hierba.

A small viper passed by wriggling along through the grass.

2. (to have a zigzagging trajectory)

a. to zigzag

Un camino de tierra culebreaba por la ladera del monte.

A dirt road zigzagged up the hillside.

b. to meander

El riachuelo culebrea por el estrecho valle antes de desembocar en el lago.

The stream meanders through the narrow valley before flowing into the lake.

c. to wind

Desde lo alto de la montaña, se veía una carretera que culebreaba por la extensa llanura.

From the top of the mountain, a road could be seen winding across the vast plain.