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SIDLING
Etymology 1
Adjective
sidling
Alternative spelling of sideling
Adverb
sidling
Alternative spelling of sideling
Etymology 2
Verb
sidling
present participle of sidle
Noun
sidling (plural sidlings)
The motion of one who sidles.
Anagrams
• idlings, sliding
Source: Wiktionary
SIDLE
Si"dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sidling.] Etym: [From Side.]
Definition: To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. Swift. He . . . then sidled close to the astonished girl. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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