0 to walk towards or away from someone, trying not to be noticed:
1 to move in an uncertain manner with one side facing forward:
Catching sight of a faraway candle the creature loses itself behind an opaque and polished fire-screen, behind which it sidles.
We may fondly believe that our pet cats treat us as special individuals until we see them sidle purring around the next houseguest who feeds them.
When the coal was taken away, the houses sidled towards the fault, and new ceilings had to be put in.
Everyone looks embarrassed when they come along, and tries to sidle past them in the corridors.
His girlfriend sidles up to him, pulls a few petals off, but then leaves him.
He goes away, but sidles back and has another play with the wool.
He sidles up to a customer, hoping that she needs a tan and brown terrier.
The second half essentially replicates the first half (except that the men, now facing out, loop to the left instead of sidling to the right).
