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Definition of sidle in English: sidleverb ˈsʌɪd(ə)lˈsaɪdl no object, with adverbial of direction Walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely. Example sentencesExamples - Your first step onto the revolving disc that holds the tables can be a bit disconcerting and it's easy to get lost as your seat sidles away while you're loading up your plate.
- When a couple of teenagers sidled up and asked him to autograph their citations for under-age drinking, he regarded it as an honour to oblige.
- I trust this lot, with their permanent sidling up to business interests, about as much as I trusted the last lot.
- A waiter sidles up, but there is no way to communicate.
- As soon as he was out of the room, he sidled against the wall, held his breath, and began to listen.
- Little Johnny's late for school again, and sidles into the classroom just before lunch.
- A furtive local sidled up to me holding a pad and a ballpoint.
- She sidled back onto the edge of the backseat, trying to give room for Matt's body to sleep comfortably.
- Shortly after my wife left for her evening walk, Zachery sidled up to me furtively.
- Not getting the hint when they moved en-mass to the other side of the room, she sidled up to them again.
- But the real danger is when someone whose name you can't remember sidles over and expects to be introduced to whoever you're talking to.
- Even though he was fairly sure she couldn't touch him, he sidled to a side wall, trying to keep ahead of her.
- Coby glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and sidled away a few inches.
- Fed up and bored, Owen cast a furtive glance around the customs hall and then sidled over to Bret for a bit of a chat.
- Holland's voice is a remarkably supple instrument: her phrasing and the way she sidles up to notes is nearly miraculous.
- With a ping the shiny doors of the elevators slid open and Jude sidled inside.
- Richard Gere sidles gracefully into the plush hotel suite, seemingly oblivious of the swarm of activity around him.
- As they rode, Miri's horse sidled sideways nervously away from Amniteri, and Miri tried vainly to rein him in.
- One day, sitting outside the venue with a glass of wine, I was conscious of a man sidling over to my table and pleading: ‘I'm trying to get a ticket to Zipp!’
- Kael sidled out the room, moving quickly past Mikah on his way out.
Synonyms creep, sneak, slink, slip, slide, skulk, prowl, steal, edge, inch, ease, worm, nose, move furtively, move with stealth, tread warily
noun ˈsʌɪd(ə)lˈsaɪdl An act or instance of sidling somewhere. Example sentencesExamples - This album is an interesting mix of symbol and story, solo effort and collaboration, though it continues Dar's gradual sidle towards a more mainstream sound.
Origin Late 17th century: back-formation from sideling (see sidelong). Rhymes bridal, bridle, fratricidal, genocidal, germicidal, homicidal, idle, idol, infanticidal, insecticidal, intertidal, matricidal, parricidal, patricidal, pesticidal, regicidal, suicidal, tidal, tyrannicidal, uxoricidal Definition of sidle in US English: sidleverbˈsaɪdlˈsīdl no object, with adverbial of direction Walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely. Example sentencesExamples - Little Johnny's late for school again, and sidles into the classroom just before lunch.
- As soon as he was out of the room, he sidled against the wall, held his breath, and began to listen.
- I trust this lot, with their permanent sidling up to business interests, about as much as I trusted the last lot.
- When a couple of teenagers sidled up and asked him to autograph their citations for under-age drinking, he regarded it as an honour to oblige.
- A waiter sidles up, but there is no way to communicate.
- As they rode, Miri's horse sidled sideways nervously away from Amniteri, and Miri tried vainly to rein him in.
- Fed up and bored, Owen cast a furtive glance around the customs hall and then sidled over to Bret for a bit of a chat.
- A furtive local sidled up to me holding a pad and a ballpoint.
- Not getting the hint when they moved en-mass to the other side of the room, she sidled up to them again.
- Even though he was fairly sure she couldn't touch him, he sidled to a side wall, trying to keep ahead of her.
- But the real danger is when someone whose name you can't remember sidles over and expects to be introduced to whoever you're talking to.
- She sidled back onto the edge of the backseat, trying to give room for Matt's body to sleep comfortably.
- Shortly after my wife left for her evening walk, Zachery sidled up to me furtively.
- Coby glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and sidled away a few inches.
- Kael sidled out the room, moving quickly past Mikah on his way out.
- With a ping the shiny doors of the elevators slid open and Jude sidled inside.
- Your first step onto the revolving disc that holds the tables can be a bit disconcerting and it's easy to get lost as your seat sidles away while you're loading up your plate.
- Richard Gere sidles gracefully into the plush hotel suite, seemingly oblivious of the swarm of activity around him.
- One day, sitting outside the venue with a glass of wine, I was conscious of a man sidling over to my table and pleading: ‘I'm trying to get a ticket to Zipp!’
- Holland's voice is a remarkably supple instrument: her phrasing and the way she sidles up to notes is nearly miraculous.
Synonyms creep, sneak, slink, slip, slide, skulk, prowl, steal, edge, inch, ease, worm, nose, move furtively, move with stealth, tread warily
nounˈsaɪdlˈsīdl An act or instance of sidling. Example sentencesExamples - This album is an interesting mix of symbol and story, solo effort and collaboration, though it continues Dar's gradual sidle towards a more mainstream sound.
Origin Late 17th century: back-formation from sideling (see sidelong). |