Hyphenation of sidelong

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sidelong ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

side-long

Definitions of sidelong :

1.
(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
Her eyes with their misted askance look- Elizabeth Bowen Sidelong glances
2.
Situated at or extending to the side
The lateral branches of a tree Shot out sidelong boughs- Tennyson
3.
Inclining or directed to one side
Moved downward in a sidelong way - Bram Stoker
4.
On the side
The plow lay sidelong on the ground
5.
With the side toward someone or something
Seated sidelong to the window- Nathaniel Hawthorne
6.
To, toward or at one side
Darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face

Synonyms of sidelong :

adj askance, askant, asquint, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, indirect
adj lateral, side
adj inclined
adv sideways, obliquely

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