dindle
English
Alternative forms
- dinnle, dinle
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.
Verb
dindle (third-person singular simple present dindles, present participle dindling, simple past and past participle dindled)
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