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dingle

Pronunciation: /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/

The English word “dingle” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

adjective

  1. Having good weather.

Etymology

From Middle English dingle (“a deep hollow; dell”), from Old English *dyngel, a diminutive of Old English dung (“dungeon; pit”), equivalent to dung + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Dongel (“hollow tooth, cavity”), English dimble (“a dingle, glen, retired place”). Related to dungeon.

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