What does sidle mean?
Definitions for sidle
ˈsaɪd lsi·dle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sidle.
Princeton's WordNet
sidleverb
move unobtrusively or furtively
"The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"
sidle, sashayverb
move sideways
Wiktionary
sidlenoun
A sideways movement.
sidlenoun
A furtive advance.
sidleverb
To move sideways.
sidleverb
To advance in a furtive, coy or unobtrusive manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Sidleverb
To go with the body the narrowest way.
Etymology: from side.
The chaffering with dissenters is but like opening a few wickets, and leaving them no more than one can get in at a time, and that not without stooping and sidling, and squeezing his body. Jonathan Swift.
I passed very gently and sidling through the two principal streets. Gulliver’s Travels.
A fellow nailed up maps in a gentleman’s closet, some sidling, and others upside down, the better to adjust them to the pannels. Jonathan Swift.
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sidle
Sidle refers to walking in an indirect or furtive manner, often in a shy or coy way, typically because one wants to avoid being noticed. It can also refer to moving towards or away from something in this manner.
Webster Dictionary
Sidleverb
to go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as, to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening
Etymology: [From Side.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SIDLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sidle is ranked #39717 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Sidle surname appeared 553 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sidle.
90.4% or 500 total occurrences were White.
4.8% or 27 total occurrences were Black.
2.1% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.
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idles
slide
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sidle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sidle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- schleichenGerman
- movimiento lateralSpanish
- se faufilerFrench
- lách ngườiVietnamese
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