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# sidle

verb (sidle, sidles, sidled, sidling)

«sidle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To sidle is to walk slowly and sideways, moving quietly and a little shyly, often to avoid notice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sidle/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the tales a sly creature or character moves up close to someone, often in a sneaky way.

### Examples

- A little demon came sidling up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sidle/#x1)
- The cat sidled up to the bowl of milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sidle/#x2)
- He sidled out of the room when no one was looking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sidle/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sidle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sidle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sidle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sidle.html) on Mova free.