English Explanatory Dictionary

ingle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An open fireplace.
noun
  1. A catamite; a male lover
verb
  1. To cajole or coax; to wheedle.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingle.wav /ˈɪŋɡl̩/

Word forms

ingle ingles engle ingling ingled

Etymology

From Middle Scots ingle, ingill, from Scottish Gaelic aingeal (“fire, light”), from Old Irish aingel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“coal”). Cognate with Irish aingeal.

Synonyms

butter up inveigle sweet-talk blandander blandish cajole fast-talk canoodle carny coax collogue croodle engle fleech honey around honey up hum ingle soap soft-sawder soft-soap stroke tweedle twist wheedle whilly word

Derived words

inglenook ingleside
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