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Sidle

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsaɪdl

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. An act of sidling.
  3. A sideways movement.
  4. A furtive advance.

Equivalents

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Examples

“[I]n this mythic America, we fly⟳ along in the fast lane, placing bets against flashing lights in the rearview mirror, against the dreaded sidle into the gravel and the voice at the window demanding our license⟳.”
“Listener up there! Here you … what have⟳ you to confide in me? / Look⟳ in my face⟳ while I snuff the sidle of evening, / Talk⟳ honestly, for no one else hears you, and I stay⟳ only a minute longer.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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