Past tense of sidle
regular verb
The past tense of sidle is sidled. The past participle is also sidled.
Forms of sidle
| Base form (V1) | sidle /ˈsaɪdl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | sidled |
| Past participle (V3) | sidled |
| Present participle | sidling |
| Third person singular | sidles |
Sidled in a sentence
- A man I'd never spoken to before who worked in the IT department sidled behind me as I danced and put his hands on my waist where the cut-outs were.2021, Megan Nolan, Acts of Desperation, Random House, →ISBN
- I sidled closer and heard the pointer accuse the other man of cheating.2020, J.M. Griffin, Who’s Dead, Doc?, Kensington Books, →ISBN. From the entry pointer
- I sidled up to a particularly Ocker character on the edge of a group and nervously explained my mission.1984, Sandra Jobson, Blokes, page 11. From the entry ocker
- She hated the smothersome dresses her mother chose; she had no clue what to say to the beaux who sidled up to her.2016, Sonya Hartnett, The Ghost's Child, page 45. From the entry smothersome
- First he sidled up behind Scarlett Johansson as she posed on the red carpet, kissed her, and slid his hand around her waist.2015 February 23, “Oscars 2015: 10 things we learned”, in The Guardian (London). From the entry red carpet
Meaning of sidle
- verb To (cause something to) move sideways.
- verb In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
- noun A sideways movement.
Questions about the past tense of sidle
- What is the past tense of sidle?
- The past tense of sidle is sidled.
- What is the past participle of sidle?
- The past participle of sidle is sidled.
- Is sidle a regular or irregular verb?
- Sidle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sidle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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