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- Dictionarysidle/ˈsʌɪdl/
verb
- 1. walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely: "I sidled up to her"
noun
- 1. an act or instance of sidling somewhere: "a sidle into the hallway"
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SIDLE definition: 1. to walk towards or away from someone, trying not to be noticed: 2. to walk toward or away from…. Learn more.
: to go or move with one side foremost especially in a furtive advance. transitive verb. : to cause to move or turn sideways. sidlenoun. 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.
3 meanings: 1. to move in a furtive or stealthy manner; edge along 2. to move along sideways 3. a sideways movement.... Click for more definitions.
Sidle definition: to move sideways or obliquely.. See examples of SIDLE used in a sentence.
Definition of sidle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To move sideways: sidled through the narrow doorway. 2. To advance in an unobtrusive, furtive, or coy way: swindlers who sidle up to tourists. v.tr. To cause to move sideways: We sidled the canoe to the riverbank. n. 1. An unobtrusive, furtive, or coy advance.
A complete guide to the word "SIDLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
to walk towards someone, trying not to be noticed: He sidled up to her and whispered something in her ear. (Definition of sidle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of sidle. in Chinese (Traditional) 側身而行, 悄悄地走… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 侧身而行, 悄悄地走… See more. in Spanish.
5 days ago · Verb. [edit] sidle (third-person singular simple present sidles, present participle sidling, simple past and past participle sidled) (transitive, intransitive, also figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways. [from late 17th c.]
noun. sidles. An unobtrusive, furtive, or coy advance. American Heritage.
