Definition of DINGLE

dingle

Plural: dingles

Noun

  • A small, deep, wooded valley or dell.
  • a small wooded hollow
  • A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

Adj

  • Having good weather.

Examples

  • The letters seemed to hide in a DINGLE on his rack, difficult to combine.

Origin / 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

dell

Antonyms

mank, manky

Scrabble Score: 8

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

dingle: valid Words With Friends Word