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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Order food from the window, and sidle up to the wooden bar.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
From sidling up to underwater volcanoes to exploring hydrothermal vent fields, these underwater robots are the 21st century’s deep-sea filmmakers, conducting unmanned missions to film and collect critical marine data.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Again, characters sidling up to their former enemies is nothing new in these movies (hell, Bucky Barnes used to be a villain, too), and interesting stuff could be done with the question of aligning oneself with institutional power.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The commercial ships sidled up to the two larger barges farthest from shore, apparently practicing how to get in place to offload vehicles.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
From sidling up to underwater volcanoes to exploring hydrothermal vent fields, these underwater robots are the 21st century’s deep-sea filmmakers, conducting unmanned missions to film and collect critical marine data.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2025
Again, characters sidling up to their former enemies is nothing new in these movies (hell, Bucky Barnes used to be a villain, too), and interesting stuff could be done with the question of aligning oneself with institutional power.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
The commercial ships sidled up to the two larger barges farthest from shore, apparently practicing how to get in place to offload vehicles.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.
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