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| sidle [ sd'l ] |
verb (3rd person present singular sidles, present participle sidling, past and past participle sidled) |
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1. intransitive verb move furtively: to edge along in a furtive way
 I sidled to the door in the hope that no one would notice me.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb move sideways: to move sideways, or move something sideways
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noun (plural sidles) |
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sidling movement: a sideways or furtive movement
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| [Late 17th century. Probably back-formation < archaic sideling 'sideways'] |
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