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Definition of dingle in English: dinglenoun ˈdɪŋɡ(ə)lˈdɪŋɡəl dialect, literary A deep wooded valley or dell. Example sentencesExamples - He described the scene thus in 1941 - ‘The River Ure flows through a valley once more charming than it is today, but still beautiful in thickly wooded dingles, water falling in cascades, scars of naked rock, and fine views’.
Synonyms valley, dale, vale, hollow, gully British dene, combe, slade, nook Northern English clough Scottish glen, strath literary dell
Origin Middle English (denoting a deep abyss): of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th century. Rhymes commingle, cringle, Fingal, intermingle, jingle, mingle, shingle, single, swingle, tingle Definition of dingle in US English: dinglenounˈdɪŋɡəlˈdiNGɡəl literary, dialect A deep wooded valley or dell. Example sentencesExamples - He described the scene thus in 1941 - ‘The River Ure flows through a valley once more charming than it is today, but still beautiful in thickly wooded dingles, water falling in cascades, scars of naked rock, and fine views’.
Synonyms valley, dale, vale, hollow, gully
Origin Middle English (denoting a deep abyss): of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th century. |