English Explanatory Dictionary

dingle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.
adj
  1. Having good weather.
name
  1. A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland and the peninsula on which it stands.
  2. An area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3687).
  3. A surname.
noun
  1. Someone from Barnsley

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪŋɡl̩/ en-us-dingle.ogg en-au-dingle.ogg

Word forms

dingle dingles more dingle most dingle

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.

Synonyms

Barnsleyite

Antonyms

mank manky

Related words

dingle-dangle dingle stick

Derived words

Dingle Bay
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