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A.Word.A.Day--dingle

It's that time of the year again when we feature odds and ends. One-of-a-kind words. Words that are unusual, picturesque, whimsical, esoteric, or intriguing. And like all the creatures in this world, this week's words serve a purpose (as shown by their accompanying citations). They make our verbal universe richer and more diverse. So here they are. We've coaxed them out of the dictionary -- it's not often that one finds them in the open -- and we hope you'll welcome them in your vocabulary.

dingle (DING-guhl) noun

A deep narrow wooded valley; dell.

[Of uncertain origin.]

See more usage examples of dingle in Vocabulary.com's dictionary.

-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)

"But the dingle guards the downpours and holds them fast in its deep mud and root-webs." Paul Evans; Country Diary: Into the Wild Woods Wenlock Edge; The Guardian (London, UK); Jul 7, 1999.

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