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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Observers suggest Kim will stick close to key ally Russian President Vladimir Putin while perhaps sidling back toward Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Enjoy the crisp mountain air under a heated and covered outdoor patio or sidle up to the bar to order specialties such as Rocky Mountain elk chili, flatbread topped with black truffle bechamel and roasted mushrooms, and hot cocoa spiked with aged rum.
—Linnea Covington, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
On January 6, Mars sidles back into Cancer and revisits some of the interpersonal tensions that began brewing back in the fall.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
How are the Lords of Silicon Valley going to both sidle up to the administration and doused with one of their own for influence and proximity to the president?
—Tim Marchman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Enjoy the crisp mountain air under a heated and covered outdoor patio or sidle up to the bar to order specialties such as Rocky Mountain elk chili, flatbread topped with black truffle bechamel and roasted mushrooms, and hot cocoa spiked with aged rum.
—Linnea Covington, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
On January 6, Mars sidles back into Cancer and revisits some of the interpersonal tensions that began brewing back in the fall.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
How are the Lords of Silicon Valley going to both sidle up to the administration and doused with one of their own for influence and proximity to the president?
—Tim Marchman, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Sidle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sidle. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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