sidewindingn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪdˌwʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: side n.¹, winding n.¹

Etymology: < side n.¹ + winding n.¹, after sidewinder n.² Compare earlier sidewinding adj.², sidewind v.

The oblique, sideways, or zigzag motion typical of a sidewinder snake (sidewinder n.² 1a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [noun]

by-start1542

siding1646

crab1929

sidewinding1930

1930 Amer. Naturalist 64 182 These snakes are capable of adopting a movement essentially like the sidewinding of Cerates vipera when they are obliged to move on a smooth floor.

1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles i. iii. 105 It is generally believed that sidewinding is the most efficient type of locomotion which a snake can use over a smooth sandy surface.

2010 New Scientist 10 Apr. (Travel Suppl.) 6 There's Peringuey's adder.., a mesmerising snake which moves by sidewinding so as to minimise contact with the scorching sand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sidewindingadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪdwɪndɪŋ/,

/ˈsʌɪdwʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪdˌwɪndɪŋ/,

/ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: side n.¹, winding adj.²

Etymology: < side n.¹ + winding adj.², after sidewinder n.¹In later use the pronunciation and understanding of the sense may be influenced by association with sidewinding adj.² and related words.

Chiefly U.S.

Of a blow, etc.: that strikes on or from the side in the manner of a sidewinder (sidewinder n.¹); sideswiping. Also (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts (cf. sidewinding adj.² 2.).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [adjective] > specific type of blow

round1790

flush1812

sidewinding1848

knock-out1898

roundhouse1907

K.O.1922

1848 Boston Investigator 22 Mar. 3/2 One friend in the West is a Loco Foco, and hits a side-winding blow at Whiggery.

1883 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 1 Feb. The pugilist..showed how he worked it to get in those side-winding body blows.

1894 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 16 May 1/3 Congressman Tarsney..confined himself to the tariff, incidentally eulogizing President Cleveland..and giving Senator Hill a side-winding thrust.

1937 Big Spring (Texas) Daily Herald 14 July 4/4 Watkins..had the Swede in an horizonal[sic] position for about ten of the twelve minutes the battle lasted. Sidewinding blows into the body put the European in that position.

1971 NMU Pilot Sept. 14/1 The battle to restore U.S. flag passenger service has had many an ironic twist but none more bitter than a sidewinding blow the Maritime Administration has just aimed at Wall Street Cruises, Inc.

1997 Daily Times (Farmington, New Mexico) 3 Mar. b1/2 Steen..could do little to escape the barrage of side-winding punches.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

sidewindingadj.²

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪdwʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: side n.¹, winding adj.¹

Etymology: < side n.¹ (see side n.¹ Compounds 2a) + winding adj.¹ Compare later sidewind v. and slightly later sidewinder n.²

Originally U.S.

1. Exhibiting an oblique, zigzag, or sideways motion, esp. like that characteristic of a sidewinder snake (sidewinder n.² 1a). Also: designating such a form of motion.In quot. 1867 with figurative connotation: cf. sense 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adjective]

sidelingc1155

sidelong1608

sideward?1617

sideway1650

sideways1684

sidelings1768

sidling1821

sidewards1827

sidewinding1867

sidestepping1902

crabwise1904

1867 Boston Post 20 Dec. 3/3 We hope then that Ralph will mind those piercing, side-winding eyes of his.

1886 Overland Monthly June 608 He [sc. a mule] had shown himself..especially addicted to a fashion of side-winding traveling, which consisting in cavorting sideways on three legs from one side of the road to the other, and back again.

1906 G. W. James Wonders of Colorado Desert xiii. 173 The horned rattlesnake, or sidewinder..is more marked..because of its strange side-winding motion.

1930 Amer. Naturalist 64 182 Such parallel, disconnected and equidistant tracks, each as wide as the snake's body, are actually left by a sidewinding snake in soft sand.

1972 World of Wild Wheels (Custom Car) 65/1 His sidewinding Anglia symbolises everything that Hot Rod racing is all about.

1996 J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson Biotic Interactions in Arid Lands ii. 13 The sidewinding locomotion of vipers and rattlesnakes is especially efficient when moving over smooth, sandy surfaces.

2. figurative. Treacherous, evasive. Cf. sidewinder n.² 1b. Now somewhat dated and humorous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective]

ficklea1000

hinderyeapc1000

swikelc1000

as right (also stiff, straight, crooked, etc.) as a ram's hornOE

fakenOE

swikefulc1100

frakelc1175

swikec1175

wrenchfulc1225

wielfulc1275

ginfulc1300

guileful13..

treacherousc1330

guilesomea1382

guilousc1384

enginousa1393

deceivant1393

treacherc1400

serpentinec1422

deceivousa1425

guilyc1430

beguilous1483

slapea1500

fallacious1509

treget1519

gaudya1529

beguileful1530

Spanish1530

juggling?1531

snakish1532

prestigious?1534

knack-hardy1549

pratting1570

fogging1585

snakya1586

abusive1595

faithless1597

faiterous1600

guiled1600

trompant1605

amusing1609

braida1616

dodging1625

Ulyssean1639

tricksome1648

knackish1660

hocus-pocus1668

bubbling1675

rusé1689

tricking1697

trickish1705

lurching1728

tricksy1766

trickful1775

tricky1786

slippy1828

shirky1847

dodgy1861

sidewinding1902

slithery1902

hyping1968

deceiteous-

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective]

slipperc1000

hinderc1200

slidderya1250

covert1340

unwrast1393

slyc1440

slippery1555

fetching1570

shifting1581

as slippery as an eel1601

roundabout1608

corner-creeping1610

shuffling1616

prevaricatory1645

prevaricative1657

sliverly1674

whifflinga1680

sneak-pasty1681

slid1719

evasive1725

shauchling1755

shifty1837

slab-bridged1845

sneaky1861

pussy-footed1893

sidewinding1902

slithery1902

pussyfooting1926

1902 H. F. Day Pine Tree Ballads 150 That was a side-windin' answer for him.

1949 N. Algren Man with Golden Arm i. 83 Unless that long, lean, lanky, sidewinding Fomorowski had picked up a whisper.

1989 Commando (Jungle Madness) No. 2307. 28 You side-winding Limey jerk! Just doin' this to get command! I'll have you busted higher'n a kite.

2012 Mid Sussex Times (Nexis) 24 Jan. Those low-down bushwackin', sidewindin', varmints who put him in his grave.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.1930

adj.¹1848

adj.²1867

单词	sidewinding
释义	sidewindingn. Brit. /ˈsʌɪdˌwʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: side n.¹, winding n.¹ Etymology: < side n.¹ + winding n.¹, after sidewinder n.² Compare earlier sidewinding adj.², sidewind v. The oblique, sideways, or zigzag motion typical of a sidewinder snake (sidewinder n.² 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [noun] by-start1542 siding1646 crab1929 sidewinding1930 1930 Amer. Naturalist 64 182 These snakes are capable of adopting a movement essentially like the sidewinding of Cerates vipera when they are obliged to move on a smooth floor. 1969 A. Bellairs Life of Reptiles i. iii. 105 It is generally believed that sidewinding is the most efficient type of locomotion which a snake can use over a smooth sandy surface. 2010 New Scientist 10 Apr. (Travel Suppl.) 6 There's Peringuey's adder.., a mesmerising snake which moves by sidewinding so as to minimise contact with the scorching sand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sidewindingadj.¹ Brit. /ˈsʌɪdwɪndɪŋ/, /ˈsʌɪdwʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌwɪndɪŋ/, /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: side n.¹, winding adj.² Etymology: < side n.¹ + winding adj.², after sidewinder n.¹In later use the pronunciation and understanding of the sense may be influenced by association with sidewinding adj.² and related words. Chiefly U.S. Of a blow, etc.: that strikes on or from the side in the manner of a sidewinder (sidewinder n.¹); sideswiping. Also (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts (cf. sidewinding adj.² 2.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [adjective] > specific type of blow round1790 flush1812 sidewinding1848 knock-out1898 roundhouse1907 K.O.1922 1848 Boston Investigator 22 Mar. 3/2 One friend in the West is a Loco Foco, and hits a side-winding blow at Whiggery. 1883 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern 1 Feb. The pugilist..showed how he worked it to get in those side-winding body blows. 1894 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) 16 May 1/3 Congressman Tarsney..confined himself to the tariff, incidentally eulogizing President Cleveland..and giving Senator Hill a side-winding thrust. 1937 Big Spring (Texas) Daily Herald 14 July 4/4 Watkins..had the Swede in an horizonal[sic] position for about ten of the twelve minutes the battle lasted. Sidewinding blows into the body put the European in that position. 1971 NMU Pilot Sept. 14/1 The battle to restore U.S. flag passenger service has had many an ironic twist but none more bitter than a sidewinding blow the Maritime Administration has just aimed at Wall Street Cruises, Inc. 1997 Daily Times (Farmington, New Mexico) 3 Mar. b1/2 Steen..could do little to escape the barrage of side-winding punches. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). sidewindingadj.² Brit. /ˈsʌɪdwʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌwaɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: side n.¹, winding adj.¹ Etymology: < side n.¹ (see side n.¹ Compounds 2a) + winding adj.¹ Compare later sidewind v. and slightly later sidewinder n.² Originally U.S. 1. Exhibiting an oblique, zigzag, or sideways motion, esp. like that characteristic of a sidewinder snake (sidewinder n.² 1a). Also: designating such a form of motion.In quot. 1867 with figurative connotation: cf. sense 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > sideways movement or a sideways movement > [adjective] sidelingc1155 sidelong1608 sideward?1617 sideway1650 sideways1684 sidelings1768 sidling1821 sidewards1827 sidewinding1867 sidestepping1902 crabwise1904 1867 Boston Post 20 Dec. 3/3 We hope then that Ralph will mind those piercing, side-winding eyes of his. 1886 Overland Monthly June 608 He [sc. a mule] had shown himself..especially addicted to a fashion of side-winding traveling, which consisting in cavorting sideways on three legs from one side of the road to the other, and back again. 1906 G. W. James Wonders of Colorado Desert xiii. 173 The horned rattlesnake, or sidewinder..is more marked..because of its strange side-winding motion. 1930 Amer. Naturalist 64 182 Such parallel, disconnected and equidistant tracks, each as wide as the snake's body, are actually left by a sidewinding snake in soft sand. 1972 World of Wild Wheels (Custom Car) 65/1 His sidewinding Anglia symbolises everything that Hot Rod racing is all about. 1996 J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson Biotic Interactions in Arid Lands ii. 13 The sidewinding locomotion of vipers and rattlesnakes is especially efficient when moving over smooth, sandy surfaces. 2. figurative. Treacherous, evasive. Cf. sidewinder n.² 1b. Now somewhat dated and humorous. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [adjective] ficklea1000 hinderyeapc1000 swikelc1000 as right (also stiff, straight, crooked, etc.) as a ram's hornOE fakenOE swikefulc1100 frakelc1175 swikec1175 wrenchfulc1225 wielfulc1275 ginfulc1300 guileful13.. treacherousc1330 guilesomea1382 guilousc1384 enginousa1393 deceivant1393 treacherc1400 serpentinec1422 deceivousa1425 guilyc1430 beguilous1483 slapea1500 fallacious1509 treget1519 gaudya1529 beguileful1530 Spanish1530 juggling?1531 snakish1532 prestigious?1534 knack-hardy1549 pratting1570 fogging1585 snakya1586 abusive1595 faithless1597 faiterous1600 guiled1600 trompant1605 amusing1609 braida1616 dodging1625 Ulyssean1639 tricksome1648 knackish1660 hocus-pocus1668 bubbling1675 rusé1689 tricking1697 trickish1705 lurching1728 tricksy1766 trickful1775 tricky1786 slippy1828 shirky1847 dodgy1861 sidewinding1902 slithery1902 hyping1968 deceiteous- the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [adjective] slipperc1000 hinderc1200 slidderya1250 covert1340 unwrast1393 slyc1440 slippery1555 fetching1570 shifting1581 as slippery as an eel1601 roundabout1608 corner-creeping1610 shuffling1616 prevaricatory1645 prevaricative1657 sliverly1674 whifflinga1680 sneak-pasty1681 slid1719 evasive1725 shauchling1755 shifty1837 slab-bridged1845 sneaky1861 pussy-footed1893 sidewinding1902 slithery1902 pussyfooting1926 1902 H. F. Day Pine Tree Ballads 150 That was a side-windin' answer for him. 1949 N. Algren Man with Golden Arm i. 83 Unless that long, lean, lanky, sidewinding Fomorowski had picked up a whisper. 1989 Commando (Jungle Madness) No. 2307. 28 You side-winding Limey jerk! Just doin' this to get command! I'll have you busted higher'n a kite. 2012 Mid Sussex Times (Nexis) 24 Jan. Those low-down bushwackin', sidewindin', varmints who put him in his grave. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930adj.¹1848adj.²1867
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sidewindingn.

sidewindingadj.1

sidewindingadj.2

sidewindingadj.¹

sidewindingadj.²