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dingle.

A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdɪŋɡl̩/
  1. A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English dingle (“a deep hollow; dell”), from Old English *dyngel, a diminutive of Old English dung (“dungeon; pit”), equivalent to dung + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Dongel (“hollow tooth, cavity”), English dimble (“a dingle, glen, retired place”). Related to dungeon.

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  1. Having good weather.

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