dingle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dingle
1200–50; Middle English: a deep dell, hollow; akin to Old English dung dungeon, Old High German tunc cellar
Example Sentences
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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
By John Strege The native areas that were restored adjacent to the fairways at Pinehurst No. 2 created intrigue, but they had the unforeseen benefit of returning “dingle dangles” to U.S.
From Golf Digest
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