bingle
/ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/
bingle noun: a minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
Noun (1)
bingle (plural bingles)
- A minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
- It is always an advantage if you have a sexy car, but if you pick her up in a rusty Datsun 180B you may as well say goodnight.[…]There is also the worst-case scenario of being involved in a bingle. If this happens you will definitely be finished and she will probably sneak off on you if she manages...2005, Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club, [144 page 144]
- "I, uh . . . " I managed, "I seem to have had a bit of a bingle." I pointed a thumb behind me at the car.2006, Lee Battersby, A Stone to Mark My Passing: Through Soft Air, [138 page 138]
- Synonyms:
- crash, fender-bender, prang, shunt
Noun (2)
bingle (plural bingles)
Verb (1)
bingle (third-person singular simple present bingles, present participle bingling, simple past and past participle bingled)
- To arrange the hair in this style.
Noun (3)
bingle (plural bingles)
- A base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base; a single.
Verb (2)
bingle (third-person singular simple present bingles, present participle bingling, simple past and past participle bingled)
- To achieve a base hit in which the batter stops safely at first base.
Proper noun capitalized: Bingle
Bingle (plural Bingles)
- A surname from German.
Examples of bingle in a sentence
- It is always an advantage if you have a sexy car, but if you pick her up in a rusty Datsun 180B you may as well say goodnight.[…]There is also the worst-case scenario of being involved in a bingle.2005, Johnny Blue, The Blue Riders' Club, [144 page 144]:
- Had a bingle in it the other night, nothing major.2010, Felicity Young, Take Out^([163]), page 163:
Synonyms of bingle
Forms of bingle
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bingles |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bingles |
| present participle | bingling |
| past participle | bingled |
| past | bingled |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Bingles |
Origin of bingle
From bing (“thump, sudden bang”) + -le (diminutive suffix).
Blend of bob + shingle.
Possibly a blend of bat + single.
Words that rhyme with bingle
Questions about bingle
- What does bingle mean?
- Bingle means a minor collision, especially between motor vehicles.
- How do you use bingle in a sentence?
- It is always an advantage if you have a sexy car, but if you pick her up in a rusty Datsun 180B you may as well say goodnight.[…]There is also the worst-case scenario of being involved in a bingle.
- What part of speech is bingle?
- Bingle can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce bingle?
- Bingle is pronounced /ˈbɪŋ.ɡəl/.
- What is the plural of bingle?
- The plural of bingle is bingles.
Words near bingle in the dictionary
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