| 单词 | sidle |
| 释义 | sidle (once / 4286 pages) v To sidle is to walk, but in a way that's casual, quiet, and a little sneaky. If you want to surprise someone, sidle up to them and say, "Boo!" There’s a TV show where a character’s coworker has a habit of walking so softly that he constantly startles her — she never notices him coming. So of course she buys wrestling shoes and tries to sidle back! Sidling is a type of walking that is super quiet. If you want to leave a party without people noticing, sidle out the door. Sidling is a good way to slip away. WORD FAMILYsidle: sidled, sidles, sidling USAGE EXAMPLESIf private investors alone were sidling up to the bar to throw down the cash, this might not be any public concern. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) One day a cellmate, convicted of selling narcotics online, sidled up to him with some news. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) When the boats sidled up, reeking of gas, they all surged toward them. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1v move sideways Syn|Hyper sashay move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v move unobtrusively or furtively The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log Hyper move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
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