dindle

D2I1N1D2L1E1

verb

To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill

OriginMiddle English dyndelen →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person dindles · participle present dindling · participle past dindled · past dindled · alternative dinnle · alternative dinle

  1. To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill
  2. UKintransitiveto shake; vibrate; tremor
noundindle (plural dindles)

plural dindles · alternative dinnle · alternative dinle

  1. A tingle; a thrill.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishdyndelen“to tinkle; tingle; tremble”
  2. Englishdindle

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lidden
Cite this entry
APA

dindle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dindle

MLA

“dindle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dindle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dindle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dindle.

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