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sidle

si·dle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sahyd-l]
    • /ˈsaɪd l/
    • /ˈsaɪ.dl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyd-l]
    • /ˈsaɪd l/

Definitions of sidle word

  • verb without object sidle to move sideways or obliquely. 1
  • verb without object sidle to edge along furtively. 1
  • noun sidle a sidling movement. 1
  • intransitive verb sidle walk sideways 1
  • verb sidle If you sidle somewhere, you walk there in a quiet or cautious way, as if you do not want anyone to notice you. 0
  • verb sidle to move in a furtive or stealthy manner; edge along 0

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Origin of sidle

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; back formation from sideling (earlier spelling sidling misconstrued as present participle of a verb ending in -le)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sidle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sidle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

sidle usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sidle

verb sidle

  • edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
  • inching — a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
  • creep — When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
  • worm — Write-Once Read-Many
  • worming — Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.

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