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Definition of sidelings in English: sidelingsadverb ˈsʌɪdlɪŋz Scottish 1With a sideward movement; in a sidelong direction; = sideling. Now Scottish. 2Scottish and English regional (northern). Indirectly; in an unstraightforward or indirect manner; with a sidelong look, especially one indicating suspicion or disapproval.
adjective ˈsʌɪdlɪŋz Scottish Scottish. Moving or directed sideways; sidelong, oblique.
Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Robert Mannyng (d. c1338), poet and historian. From side + -lings. Definition of sidelings in US English: sidelingsadverbˈsʌɪdlɪŋz Scottish 1With a sideward movement; in a sidelong direction; = sideling. Now Scottish. 2Scottish and English regional (northern). Indirectly; in an unstraightforward or indirect manner; with a sidelong look, especially one indicating suspicion or disapproval.
adjectiveˈsʌɪdlɪŋz Scottish Scottish. Moving or directed sideways; sidelong, oblique.
Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Robert Mannyng (d. c1338), poet and historian. From side + -lings. |