sidle up/towards/along• So I sidled up, slipped my arm around him and gave him a kiss.• There was a figure there, sidling along stealthily with its back against one wall.• She sidled along the drive after her husband and up to the frontdoor.• It was sidling towards the edge of the table.• I managed to sidle along the gardener to try to get past him.• A., 4-H, even Boy Scouts sidle up to a few doors and whisper a carol or two.• Finally I sidle up to her and ask straight out.• While I did so, the Newspaper Boy sidled up to our table.
Originsidle
(1600-1700) Probably from sideling“sideways”((14-19 centuries))