sidling
present participle ofsidle
sidle
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈsaɪ.dəl/us/ˈsaɪ.dəl/towalktowards or away from someone,tryingnot to benoticed:
Tim sidledup/over tothegirlsittingat thebarandaskedif he couldbuyher adrink.
She sidledpasthim,pretendingthat she had notseenhim.
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishly
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- struggle
- wander
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Hiding and disguising
Examplesofsidling
sidling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The second half essentially replicates the first half (except that the men, now facing out, loop to the left instead ofsidlingto the right).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He decided that he would look ridiculous appearing at the front desk without shoes, so he approached bysidlingalong the wall, where he could step without sullying the carpet.
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