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sidle

[ sahyd-l ]

verb (used without object)

sidled, sidling.
  1. to move sideways or obliquely.
  2. to edge along furtively.


noun

  1. a sidling movement.

sidle

/ ˈ²õ²¹Éª»åÉ™±ô /

verb

  1. to move in a furtive or stealthy manner; edge along
  2. to move along sideways
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sideways movement
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ¾±»å±ô±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ¾±î€ƒd±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ¾±î€ƒd±ô¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sidle1

First recorded in 1690–1700; back formation from sideling (earlier spelling sidling misconstrued as present participle of a verb ending in -le )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sidle1

C17: back formation from obsolete sideling sideways
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Example Sentences

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The way she sidled up right next to her at the bar in the premiere felt like someone zeroing in on a mark.

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Desperate times call for desperate measures, so you find yourself sidling into a café.

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He sidles up, sniffs one of the vehicles, then jumps up and plants two giant paws up on the side of the buggy.

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He kindly takes her bags to the door and returns to the car, where the two of them sit in complete silence before Ani sidles up and mounts him.

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When as the Wolf he confronted Little Red Riding Hood in the woods, he sidled up to her as though “she were a rotisserie chicken he’d like to bed.â€

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