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sidle

v.
US //ˈsaɪdəɫ// UK //sˈaɪdəl// si·dle
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Origin

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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