sidle
to move sideways or obliquely.
to edge along furtively.
a sidling movement.
Origin of sidle
1Other words from sidle
- si·dling·ly, adverb
- un·si·dling, adjective
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How to use sidle in a sentence
President Obama drew close and Reverend Graham sidled up to the president in his sitting chair.
When Obama Visited Billy Graham, Each Man Prayed for the Other | Joshua DuBois | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe sidled up to a plainclothes security officer and thrust the box toward him.
The revelation was made soon after tea, when she sidled close up to him as they paced slowly along the sea-front in the dusk.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories | Algernon BlackwoodHe hated scenes and tiresome debates as he hated people who cringed and sidled before him.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith NicholsonHe sidled back again with me behind him, wondering how far one fair kick would lift him.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough
"Oh, it must be, I'm sure," said Lady George; and the countess sidled off to the bishop's fat wife.
The Kellys and the O'Kellys | Anthony TrollopeAnd carefully covering Miss Baby from view, Nannie sidled along to her chair.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong Worthington
British Dictionary definitions for sidle
/ (ˈsaɪdəl) /
to move in a furtive or stealthy manner; edge along
to move along sideways
a sideways movement
Origin of sidle
1Derived forms of sidle
- sidler, noun
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