Sidle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

move unobtrusively or furtively

move sideways

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaɪdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɪdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɪdəl/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈaɪdəl/.

Examples

The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sashay

Parts of Speech

verb	move unobtrusively or furtively “The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log”
verb	move sideways

Word Forms

sashay

noun

(ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nebenbei

sich unauffällig oder heimlich bewegen

🇫🇷French

côté

se déplacer discrètement ou furtivement

🇪🇸Spanish

movimiento lateral

moverse discretamente o furtivamente

🇳🇱Dutch

zijdelings lopen

onopvallend of heimelijk bewegen

🇵🇹Portuguese

lateral

mover-se discretamente ou furtivamente

🇷🇺Russian

сбоку

двигаться незаметно или незаметно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरफ़ चलना

विनीत रूप से या गुप्त रूप से आगे बढ़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

সিডল

unobtrusively বা furtively সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓரமாக

தடையின்றி அல்லது மறைமுகமாக நகர்த்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పక్కన

సామాన్యంగా లేదా రహస్యంగా తరలించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાઇડલ

સ્વાભાવિક રીતે અથવા અસ્પષ્ટ રીતે ખસેડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೈಡಲ್

ಅಡೆತಡೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಥವಾ ರಹಸ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಚಲಿಸು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏകാന്ത

തടസ്സമില്ലാതെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രഹസ്യമായി നീങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਡਲ

ਬੇਰੋਕ ਜਾਂ ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیڈل

بلا روک ٹوک یا گھماؤ پھراؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

侧边

不引人注目地或偷偷地移动

🇯🇵Japanese

サイドル

目立たないように、またはこっそりと動く

🇰🇷Korean

측면

눈에 띄지 않게 또는 몰래 움직이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bên lề

di chuyển không phô trương hoặc lén lút

🇹🇭Thai

ด้านข้าง

เคลื่อนไหวอย่างสงบเสงี่ยมหรือซ่อนเร้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjalan dgn bingung

bergerak diam-diam atau sembunyi-sembunyi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشى جانبا

التحرك بشكل مخفي أو خفية

🇮🇷Persian

ساده

بدون مزاحمت یا مخفیانه حرکت کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

sokulmak

dikkat çekmeden veya gizlice hareket etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

צדדי

לנוע באופן לא פולשני או בגניבה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sidle'?

The primary meaning of 'sidle' is 'move unobtrusively or furtively'.

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Using 'sidle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sidle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sidle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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