Sidling

adj, adv, noun, verb

adj, adv, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The motion of one who sidles.

    "Starring and shying at straws, with sidlings and plungings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sidle form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of sideling. alt-of, alternative
Adverb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of sideling. alt-of, alternative

    "I stepped over the great western gate, and passed very gently, and sidling, through the two principal streets, only in my short waistcoat, for fear of damaging the roofs and eaves of the houses with the skirts of my coat."

Synonyms

All synonyms
asideaskancebroadsidecrawlcrawlingcreep

Example

More examples

"She was sitting on the sea wall, happily chomping away at her Cornish pasty, when he came sidling up to her."

Etymology

Cognate with the above (form of sidle, from Middle English sidlyng, from which also directly sidling, above).

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