loiter vs sidle

loiter

noun
  • A standing or strolling about without any aim or purpose. 

verb
  • To remain at a certain place instead of moving on. 

  • To stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly. 

  • For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target. 

sidle

noun
  • A sideways movement. 

  • A furtive advance. 

verb
  • In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner. 

  • To (cause something to) move sideways. 

How often have the words loiter and sidle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )