sidle
verb (used without object)
to move sideways or obliquely.
will sidle
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future tenseof sidle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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A friendly cat will sidle up to you, tail and ears up, and may treat your leg like a foam roller.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
Occasionally, an especially bold specimen will sidle up alongside a diner lunching outdoors, lean over and steal a French fry from their plate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
OSIRIS-APEX will sidle up to Apophis a couple of months after the asteroid’s close encounter with Earth, performing initial reconnaissance before entering orbit around the object in August 2029.
From Scientific American ● May 5, 2022
At almost every session, someone will sidle up, curious about a case study: they want to know how what happened at their university came to be known externally.
From Nature ● May 15, 2018
But presently, if you stand quite still and look the other way, Gabrielle will sidle up to you and squeeze your hand.
From All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand by Ian Hay
