sidle
verb (used without object)
to move sideways or obliquely.
sidled
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past participleof sidle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sidle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sidleverb (used without object)to move sideways or obliquely.
Example Sentences
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Back outside, a crowd surrounded the sisters, but held back until one woman sidled up to the pair and whispered “Photo?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
The Mehaffeys escorted me past the blinking slot machines and into the pit, where we sidled up alongside a gaggle of players peering over the wheel—watching the silver ball zip along the rim.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
Kingsley went back inside and sidled up to the piano where Mercury was practising - it was a new song with the working title Freddie's Thing.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
The way she sidled up right next to her at the bar in the premiere felt like someone zeroing in on a mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
Knowing she wouldn’t stand by to watch cattle trample our crops, my fear turned to confusion and I sidled up to Ma.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
