dindle

Plural: dindles

Verb

Verb Forms: dindled, dindling, dindles

To vibrate or tingle.
To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill
to shake; vibrate; tremor

Noun

A tingle; a thrill.

Examples

The anticipation made his fingers DINDLE as he pondered his next Scrabble move.

Origin / 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.

Scrabble Score: 8

dindle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dindle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dindle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

dindle: valid Words With Friends Word