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Webster 1913 Edition


Sideling

Side′ling

,
adv.
[OE.
sideling
, fr.
side
side. See
Side
, and cf.
Sidelong
,
Headlong
.]
Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew.
A fellow nailed up maps . . . some
sideling
, and others upside down.
Swift.

Side′ling

,
Adj.
Inclining to one side; directed toward one side; sloping; inclined;
as,
sideling
ground
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sideling

SI'DELING

, adv.
1.
Sidewise; with the side foremost; as, to go sideling through a crowd. It may be used as a participle; as, I saw him sideling through the crowd.
2.
Sloping.

Definition 2024


sideling

sideling

English

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Adjective

sideling (comparative more sideling, superlative most sideling)

  1. directed toward one side
  2. inclining, having an inclination

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Adverb

sideling (comparative more sideling, superlative most sideling)

  1. in a sidelong direction
  2. obliquely; askew
    • Jonathan Swift
      A fellow nailed up maps [] some sideling, and others upside down.

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