2. Adverb. (alternative spelling of sideling) ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of sidle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sidling
1. sidle [v] - See also: sidle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sidling
Literary usage of Sidling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times by Alfred Biese (1905)
"The restless waves dividing as they flew; Now were they sidling o'er wide ocean
bright, The vessels' hollow sails were filled to view ; The winds were ..."
2. The Wassail-bowl by Albert Smith (1843)
"You now see the knight, the lady, the nurse, and the squire, all sidling up
towards the wings, with their hands behind their backs. ..."
3. Our Antipodes; Or, Residence and Rambles in the Australian Colonies: With a by Godfrey Charles Mundy (1852)
"... sidling LUNCH IN THE BUSH—A BLAZED ROAD CARCOAR—CHAIN OP PONDS LACK OP
WATER—RESERVOIRS A BUSH HOME SQUATTERS, AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN—LEASE AND SALE OP ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on the Construction and Formation of Railways by James Day (1848)
"... sidling ground -Benching foundations of Embankments — Imperfect mode of
Embanking—Embanking in Layers - Expediting Tipping—Embanking upon and adjoining ..."
5. Wool-gathering by Gail Hamilton (1867)
"... and so administer to the whole party an unwelcome shower-bath, why, we do not
mind it, but plod on, jolting and sidling, yet never sidling over, ..."
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