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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