sidle

== English == === Etymology === The verb is from side +‎ -le (frequentative suffix), possibly a back-formation from sideling (“in a sidelong direction; askew, obliquely”, adverb), treating that word as the present participle of sidle. The noun is derived from the verb. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪdl/ (General American) enPR: sīd-(ə)l, IPA(key): /ˈsaɪdəl/ Rhymes: -aɪd(ə)l Hyphenation: sid‧le === Verb === sidle (third-person singular simple present sidles, present participle sidling, simple past and past participle sidled) (ambitransitive, also figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways. [from late 17th c.] (ambitransitive, also figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== crablike === Noun === sidle (plural sidles) An act of sidling. A sideways movement. A furtive advance. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Diels, Lides, Seidl, delis, idles, isled, leids, siled, sleid, slide == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɕi.dlɛ/ Rhymes: -idlɛ Syllabification: si‧dle === Noun === sidle n locative singular of sidło