Definition of Sideswiping

1. Verb. (present participle of sideswipe) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sideswiping

1. sideswipe [v] - See also: sideswipe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sideswiping

sidesplittingly
sidestep
sidestepped
sidestepper
sidesteppers
sidestepping
sidesteps
sidestream
sidestreams
sidestroke
sidestrokes
sideswipe
sideswipe elbow fracture
sideswiped
sideswipes
sideswiping (current term)
sidetone
sidetones
sidetrack
sidetracked
sidetracking
sidetracks
sidewalk
sidewalk cafe
sidewalk superintendent
sidewalks
sidewall
sidewalls
sideward
sidewards

Literary usage of Sideswiping

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"... an approach that has looked perfect, the stern of the anchored vessel may swing so unexpectedly as to make it impossible to avoid a sideswiping blow. ..."

2. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1921)
"... the stern of the anchored vessel may swing so unexpectedly as to make it impossible to avoid a sideswiping blow. A destroyer riding to a long scope of ..."

3. Albert by Daniel Oldis (1986)
"“Sure,” Albert said while just missing sideswiping a red station wagon as he pulled back across into the left lane, “But how? It doesn't do anything wrong ..."

4. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"A US Marine convoy materialized out of the mist, nearly sideswiping us into a swamp, boiling the road into spattering red muck. ..."

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