dingle

[ ding-guhl ]

noun

1. a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.

dingle

/ ˈdɪŋɡəl /

noun

1. a small wooded dell

Word History and Origins

Origin of dingle¹

1200–50; Middle English: a deep dell, hollow; akin to Old English dung dungeon, Old High German tunc cellar

Word History and Origins

Origin of dingle¹

C13: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

The game is light fun, yes, but I just cannot commit to a sport that takes seriously terms like “dingles” and “flapjack” and where falafel does not refer to a food I love.

From Washington Post

Winfrey remembered her as the most challenging of novelists, one for whom a dingle reading was never enough.

From Seattle Times

Long tree-clad slopes rose from the lip of the dingle, and away beyond them, above the fir-trees of the furthest ridge there rose, sharp and white, the peak of a high mountain.

From Literature

About mid-afternoon, she made her way to the office and the phone rang - not a regular ring - kind of a short two dingle.

From Washington Times

At Pinehurst, it’s actually called wire grass, but dingle dangles will work, too.

From Golf Digest

Related Words

• basin
• canyon
• gorge
• lowland
• plain