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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The same Luch/Olymp satellite then fired its thrusters to begin drifting to another slot thousands of miles away to sidle up next to another Intelsat bird named Intelsat 39.
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
There’s also a super cute outdoor dining patio that sidles up to the first tee.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Prince William's reaction to Prince Andrew sidling up to him for a chat at a royal funeral on Tuesday went viral on social media.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In its final dawn appearance of its present elongation, Mercury sidles up to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
There’s also a super cute outdoor dining patio that sidles up to the first tee.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Prince William's reaction to Prince Andrew sidling up to him for a chat at a royal funeral on Tuesday went viral on social media.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In its final dawn appearance of its present elongation, Mercury sidles up to Regulus, the brightest star in Leo.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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