sidling

adj

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of sideling.

adv

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of sideling.

   “I stepped over the great western gate, and passed very gently, and sidling, through the two principal streets, only in my short waistcoat, for fear of damaging the roofs and eaves of the houses with the skirts of my coat.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of sidle

noun

1. The motion of one who sidles.

   “Starring and shying at straws, with sidlings and plungings.”