dingle
see also: Dingle
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/
Noun

dingle (plural dingles)

  1. A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.
    • 1954, J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers, Book III, Chapter 4
      Turning to the left and skirting this huge hedge Treebeard came in a few strides to a narrow entrance. Through it a worn path passed and dived suddenly down a long steep slope. The hobbits saw that they were descending into a great dingle, almost as round as a bowl, very wide and deep, crowned at the rim with the high dark evergreen hedge.
Translations
  • German: Waldschlucht
  • Russian: глубокий

Dingle
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈdɪŋɡl̩/
Proper noun
  1. A harbour town in Kerry, Ireland, and the peninsula on which it stands.
  2. An area in Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3687).



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