sidle

(Englisch)

Verb

1. (also, ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause something to) move sideways.
2. (also, ambitransitive, figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.

Noun

1. An act of sidling.
2. An act of sidling.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈsaɪdl/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

schlängeln

🐍

schleichen

Synonyme

creep

sashay

walk sideways

insinuate

veer

skulk

sneak

sneak in

tilt

creep in

inch