Dingle

Quick meaning: Dingle is a noun meaning A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

Meaning

A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.

More Meanings

1. (Antarctica, slang) Having good weather.

Example Sentences

Antarctica can be dingle, with clear skies, or mank, with nothing of the sort.

On this 'dingle' day the last breezes of summer blow from the south. Sitting at Garnet Hill I am blinded by the sunlight on the ice.

Indeed, on a dingle day in the Antarctic your optimism soars about what you can do. After three days of blustery weather we woke up to […]

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.

Word Forms

• dingles

Synonyms for dingle

Depending on context, synonyms include dell.

Antonyms for dingle

Common opposites include mank, manky.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dell, camp, lough, lougheen, strath, dring.

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