sidled

When as the Wolf he confronted Little Red Riding Hood in the woods, he sidled up to her as though “she were a rotisserie chicken he’d like to bed.”

But Morgan sidled over after practice anyway and we talked for about 20 minutes.

I sidled next to the innkeep, who sat on a stool with his arms crossed overseeing the customers.

“Hey, handsome,” Blowen called out as he sidled up to his longtime friend that now has only four remaining teeth and spends much of his day napping.

Harriet sidled up to the tent and leaned against it, every cell of her body straining to hear.