verb
- moved sideways in a cautious, stealthy, or unobtrusive manner
Usage: past tense of ‘sidle’
Examples
- She sidled up to the celebrity at the party.
- The cat sidled along the fence, hunting for birds.
- He sidled away from the argument without being noticed.
- The student sidled into the classroom after the bell rang.
- The spy sidled through the crowd undetected.
- She sidled closer to hear the conversation better.