sideling

[ sahyd-ling ]

adverb

1. sidelong or sideways; obliquely.

adjective

1. having an oblique position; inclined or sloping.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sideling¹

1300–50; Middle English sid ( e ) ling; side ¹, -ling ²

Example Sentences

The distance from the foot to the summit of Sideling Hill is four miles, and it is the longest hill on the road.

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The next day, as usual, we blacked and painted, and waylaid them near Sideling Hill.

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To this point our road from near the Dearborn lay over sideling hills and through timber.

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This was an awkward position in which to command his footing along a sideling, icy path.

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He came sideling up to me, as a child would who wanted to obtain a favour from his father.

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Related Words

• steep