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单词 dingle
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Definition of dingle in English:

dingle

noun ˈdɪŋɡ(ə)lˈdɪŋɡəl
dialect, literary
  • A deep wooded valley or dell.

    〈诗/文或方〉(树木掩隐的)幽谷

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He described the scene thus in 1941 - ‘The River Ure flows through a valley once more charming than it is today, but still beautiful in thickly wooded dingles, water falling in cascades, scars of naked rock, and fine views’.
    Synonyms
    valley, dale, vale, hollow, gully
    British dene, combe, slade, nook
    Northern English clough
    Scottish glen, strath
    literary dell

Origin

Middle English (denoting a deep abyss): of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th century.

Rhymes

commingle, cringle, Fingal, intermingle, jingle, mingle, shingle, single, swingle, tingle

Definition of dingle in US English:

dingle

nounˈdɪŋɡəlˈdiNGɡəl
literary, dialect
  • A deep wooded valley or dell.

    〈诗/文或方〉(树木掩隐的)幽谷

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He described the scene thus in 1941 - ‘The River Ure flows through a valley once more charming than it is today, but still beautiful in thickly wooded dingles, water falling in cascades, scars of naked rock, and fine views’.
    Synonyms
    valley, dale, vale, hollow, gully

Origin

Middle English (denoting a deep abyss): of unknown origin. The current sense dates from the mid 17th century.

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