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dindle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
din-dle
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill

verb

to shake; vibrate; tremor

British usage; Intransitive verb

noun

A tingle; a thrill.

Etymology

From Middle English dyndelen (“to tinkle; tingle; tremble”), perhaps equivalent to din + -le (frequentative suffix). Cognate with Scots dinnle (“to shake; tremble; to cause to shake or tremble”), Old Scots dyndill (“to cause to resound or vibrate”). Compare dandle, din.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dindles (present, singular) dindling (participle, present) dindled (participle, past) dindled (past) dinnle (alternative) dinle (alternative) dindles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dunner

Questions

What does dindle mean?
To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill
Where does dindle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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