sidle
To move sidewaysTo (cause something to) move sideways.
» Watch him sidle as he tries to avoid us.
Meaning
2 senses(also, ambitransitive, figuratively)To (cause something to) move sideways.
ходи́ть бо́комxodítʹ bókom, пробира́ться бочко́мprobirátʹsja bočkóm
move sideways
(also, ambitransitive, figuratively)In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
schleichen
крастьсяkrastʹsja, подбиратьсяpodbiratʹsja
Examples
2 sentencesWatch him sidle as he tries to avoid us.
She was sitting on the sea wall, happily chomping away at her Cornish pasty, when he came sidling up to her.
deSie saß auf der Ufermauer und mampfte gerade genüsslich ihre „Cornish pasty“, da schlich er sich an sie heran. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
The verb is from side + -le (frequentative suffix), possibly a back-formation from sidelinThe verb is from side + -le (frequentative suffix), possibly a back-formation from sideling (“in a sidelong direction; askew, obliquely”, adverb), treating that word as the present participle of sidle.
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Forms
sidles, sidling, sidled, sidledSynonyms
1 synonyms- move sideways:sashay
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle