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dingle

[ ding-guhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

dingle

/ ˈdɪŋɡəl /

Origin of dingle¹

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

Origin of dingle¹

C13: of uncertain origin

The result is that Dingle now faces a 23-count federal indictment.

Anon I heard a boisterous shout, which seemed to proceed from the entrance of the dingle.

I felt relieved for a moment; I was no longer in the horrid dingle.

Its northern extremity terminates in a precipice, hanging over a most romantic dingle.

So this farm was called Dingle Farm till the people around about got saying 'Dingley' instead.

How much she had become part of his life in the dingle he did not seem to realise until after she had left him.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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