Dingle
Pronunciation
- IPA: ˈdɪŋɡəɫ UK
Origin
From an alteration of dimble ("a dingle, glen, retired place").
Full definition of dingle
Noun
dingle
(plural dingles)- A small, narrow or enclosed, usually wooded valley.
- 1954, J._R._R._Tolkien, , , Chapter 4Turning 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.