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din⋅gle
[ding-guh
l] 
–noun
| a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell. |
Origin:
1200–50; ME: a deep dell, hollow; akin to OE dung dungeon, OHG tunc cellar
1200–50; ME: a deep dell, hollow; akin to OE dung dungeon, OHG tunc cellar
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Language Translation for : Dingle
| Spanish: | dejar colgado, | German: | baumeln (lassen), | Japanese: | ぶら下がる |
| din·gle
(dĭng'gəl) Pronunciation Key
n. A small wooded valley; a dell. [Middle English, dell, hollow.] |
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dingle
"deep dell or hollow, usually wooded," c.1240, of unknown origin; a dialectal word until it entered literary use 17c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| dingle | |
noun | |
| a small wooded hollow [syn: dell] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Dingle
Din"gle\, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. AS. ding prison; or perh. akin to dimble.] A narrow dale; a small dell; a small, secluded, and embowered valley.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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