Meanings (ES + gloss)
andar de costado • caminar de lado
To (cause something to) move sideways.
The mare never moved; but after immense weight had been placed on both, the horse began to sidle, and before the last bag could be put on him, he sunk on his knees; it was put on t…
[F]rom the circle of delighted auditors listening to the gentillesses of the pink cockatoo, who was sidling on his stand in the sunshine, a whole party of the Beresfords caught sig…
acercar • aliar • avanzar furtivamente • estar con • salir sigilosamente
In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
A small lad, with a large head and faded yellow hair, sidles up to you, and says something about "Ing'n work," or "Cur'osities," or "Cam'ra 'bscura," or "Guide." You give some shar…
There was one little prim old lady, of very smiling and good-humoured appearance, who came sidling up to me from the end of a long passage, [...]
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