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dindle

dindle verb: to tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill.

Verb

dindle (third-person singular simple present dindles, present participle dindling, simple past and past participle dindled)

  1. To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill
  2. (UK, intransitive) to shake; vibrate; tremor

Noun

dindle (plural dindles)

  1. A tingle; a thrill.

Forms of dindle

Verb
third-person singular presentdindles
present participledindling
past participledindled
pastdindled
alternative formdinnle
alternative formdinle
Noun
pluraldindles

Origin of dindle

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.

Questions about dindle

What does dindle mean?
Dindle means to tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill.
What part of speech is dindle?
Dindle can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of dindle?
The past tense of dindle is dindled.

Words near dindle in the dictionary

  1. Dinckley
  2. DINCs
  3. dinderhead
  4. dinderheads
  5. Dindigul
  6. dindle
  7. dindled
  8. dindles
  9. dindling
  10. Dindori
  11. dindu

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