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dingle
/ˈdɪŋɡl̩/
name 3noun 2adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
clear
DINGLE + NOUN
day, skies
PREP.
in, on, with
ADV.
indeed
Definitions
noun
1
A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.
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.
adj
1
Having good weather.
Antarctica can be dingle, with clear skies, or mank, with nothing of the sort.
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 […]
name
1
A harbour town in County Kerry, Ireland and the peninsula on which it stands.
2
An area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3687).
3
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a small wooded hollow
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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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 th
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Antarctica can be dingle, with clear skies, or mank, with nothing of the sort.
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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 […]
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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.
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