Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To (cause something to) move sideways. · In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA sideways movement. · A furtive advance.
The verb is from side + -le (frequentative suffix), possibly a back-formation from sideling (“in a sidelong direction; askew, obliquely”, adverb), treating that word as the present participle of sidle. The noun is derived from the verb.
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