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Synonyms
si·dle (sīd́l)

[Back-formation from sideling.]

verb: -dled, -dling, -dles. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To move sideways: sidled through the narrow doorway.
  2. To advance in an unobtrusive, furtive, or coy way: swindlers who sidle up to tourists.

transitive verb 

To cause to move sideways: We sidled the canoe to the riverbank.

noun 

  1. An unobtrusive, furtive, or coy advance.
  2. A sideways movement.

derivatives

sídling·ly
adverb