sidle

Meaning

Verb

1. To (cause something to) move sideways.
2. 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.

Synonyms

creep

sashay

walk sideways

insinuate

veer

skulk

sneak

sneak in

tilt

creep in

inch

Hyphenated as

sid‧le

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsaɪdl/

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.