sidled; sidling
ˈsī-dᵊl-iŋ 
ˈsīd-liŋ
: to go or move with one side foremost especially in a furtive advance
: to cause to move or turn sideways
sidle
noun
Examples of sidle in a Sentence
He sidled up to me and slipped me a note.
She sidled over and whispered, “Do you see that guy?”.
She sidled through the narrow opening.
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Across the hall, Cohen's colorful floral and denim dressing offerings sidled up to Larroudé shoes and sandals.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
The finale finds Natalia Grace (Imogen Faith Reid), who has a rare form of dwarfism, sidled up next to her siblings in the home of her devout Christian adoptive parents Cynthia Mans (Christina Hendricks) and Antwon Mans (Jerod Haynes) after enduring about a decade of family tumult.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Order food from the window, and sidle up to the wooden bar.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Highlights in the Land of Enchantment include curving through Apache Canyon, sidling along the red sandstone cliffs near Gallup, and marveling at the barren lava fields of El Malpais National Monument and National Conservation Area.
—Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
The finale finds Natalia Grace (Imogen Faith Reid), who has a rare form of dwarfism, sidled up next to her siblings in the home of her devout Christian adoptive parents Cynthia Mans (Christina Hendricks) and Antwon Mans (Jerod Haynes) after enduring about a decade of family tumult.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
Order food from the window, and sidle up to the wooden bar.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sidle
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“Sidle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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