sidle

ˈsaɪ.dl̩

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of sidle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

stealthadvance stealthily to avoid attention

She sidled into the room unnoticed.

creep

skulk

sneak

Noun

stealthy approachsideways movement, especially to approach someone or something stealthily

He made a cautious sidle towards the door to avoid being noticed..

creep

sneak

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Expressions with sidle

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sidle off

move away quietly and sideways to avoid attention

He tried to sidle off before anyone noticed.

sidle up

approach someone to gain favor

He sidled up to the boss for a promotion.

sidle up to

move quietly and sideways toward someone or something

He sidled up to his friend and whispered a secret.

Origin of sidle

Old English, sīd (side) + -le (frequentative suffix)

Examples of sidle in a sentence

They sidled along the wall to avoid being seen.
Her sidle was barely noticeable in the dim light.
With a quick sidle, he was out of the room.

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French:se faufiler, pas de côté, ...
German:schleichen, seitliche Bewegung, ...
Italian:infilarsi, avvicinamento furtivo, ...
Spanish:deslizarse, deslizamiento, ...
Portuguese:entrar sorrateiramente, movimento lateral furtivo, ...
Chinese:偷偷移动, 侧身移动, ...
Japanese:忍び込む, 横歩き, ...
Arabic:تَسَلَّلَ, تسلل جانبي, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְגַּנֵּב בַּצַּד, הִתְגַּנְּבוּת, ...
Russian:прокрадываться, боковой шаг, ...
Ukrainian:прокрадатися, крадькома рух, ...
Hindi:चुपके से आगे बढ़ना, चुपके से चलना, ...
Bengali:চুপিসারে এগোনো, আড়াআড়ি চলাচল, ...
Catalan:esmunyir-se, moviment lateral, ...
Czech:přikrást se, přikrádání, ...
Danish:snige sig, sidelæns bevægelse, ...
Dutch:sluipen, sluipende beweging, ...
Greek:γλιστράω, πλάγια κίνηση, ...
Hungarian:odalopakodni, oldalazó közeledés, ...
Khmer:លួចដើរចូលដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន, ការដើររំកិលទៅចំហៀងដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន, ...
Korean:슬며시 들어가다, 옆걸음질, ...
Persian:یواشکی نزدیک شدن, حرکت یواشکی, ...
Polish:przemknąć się, skradanie się, ...
Portuguese (BR):avançar furtivamente, movimento lateral furtivo, ...
Romanian:a strecura, mișcare laterală, ...
Swedish:smyga, smygande, ...
Thai:ย่อง, การเคลื่อนตัวไปด้านข้าง, ...
Turkish:süzülmek, süzülme, ...
Vietnamese:lẻn, sự lẻn, ...

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