sidle
verb/ˈsaɪdl/
/ˈsaɪdl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sidle | /ˈsaɪdl/ /ˈsaɪdl/ |
| he / she / it sidles | /ˈsaɪdlz/ /ˈsaɪdlz/ |
| past simple sidled | /ˈsaɪdld/ /ˈsaɪdld/ |
| past participle sidled | /ˈsaɪdld/ /ˈsaɪdld/ |
| -ing form sidling | /ˈsaɪdlɪŋ/ /ˈsaɪdlɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to walk somewhere in a shy or uncertain way, as if you do not want to be noticed
- She sidled up to me and whispered something in my ear.
- He sidled into the room.
- I was getting ready to sidle away when the man called to me.
- The waiter sidled over to our table.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: back-formation from sideling, from side + the adverbial suffix -ling.Want to learn more?
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