dingle
pronunciation
How to pronounce dingle in British English:
UK ['dɪŋg(ə)l]
How to pronounce dingle in American English:
US [ 'dɪŋgl]
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- Noun:
- a small wooded hollow
Word Origin
- dingle (n.)
- "deep dell or hollow, usually wooded," mid-13c., of unknown origin; a dialectal word until it entered literary use 17c.
Example
- 1. A beacon was lit on uisneach , sparking a chain of fires on 73 different hills across the country , from dingle to donegal .
- 2. Peter dingle , an environmental toxicologist at murdoch university in perth , australia , said he was mystified why milk powder was so popular in china .
- 3. A biologist named hugh dingle , striving to understand the essence , has identified five characteristics that apply , in varying degrees and combinations , to all migrations .
- 4. " Animal migrants do not respond to sensory inputs from resources that would readily elicit responses in other circumstances , " is the dry , careful way dingle describes it .
- 5. All you want is a dingle .