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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Haley quietly sidles up to it, gently placing a net over the bird.
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NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
The drop was vertiginous and terrifying, but Young sidled right up to the edge.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Just then a figure stepped out of the shadows, or sidled, rather, a low, ruffianly type clad in a shabby, dark-green coat and leather gaiters.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
At the Giorgio Armani show during Paris Fashion Week in 2019, the pair suited up and sidled up for a romantic night.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
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NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
The drop was vertiginous and terrifying, but Young sidled right up to the edge.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Just then a figure stepped out of the shadows, or sidled, rather, a low, ruffianly type clad in a shabby, dark-green coat and leather gaiters.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
At the Giorgio Armani show during Paris Fashion Week in 2019, the pair suited up and sidled up for a romantic night.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 29 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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