Meaning & use
Sidles
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Moves in a shy, cautious, or furtive way, especially sideways.
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He sidles up to the buffet table whenever he thinks no one is watching.
The cat sidles along the wall to avoid the dog.
A note on using this word
Formed by back-formation from 'sideling,' an old adverb meaning 'sideways.'
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