sidle
verb (used without object)
to move sideways or obliquely.
have been sidling
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present perfect progressiveof sidle.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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Forlani's coalition partners have been sidling away from him ever since news of the oil-tax fraud broke last November.
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