English Explanatory Dictionary

dindle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill
  2. to shake; vibrate; tremor
noun
  1. A tingle; a thrill.

Word forms

dindle dindles dindling dindled dinnle dinle

Etymology

From Middle English dyndelen (“to tinkle; tingle; tremble”), perhaps equivalent to din + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Scots dinnle (“to shake; tremble; to cause to shake or tremble”), Old Scots dyndill (“to cause to resound or vibrate”). Compare dandle, din.

Related words

dunner
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