dindle

1 of 3

intransitive verb

din·​dle

ˈdin(d)ᵊl

-ed/-ing/-s

dialectal, British

: vibrate

dindle

2 of 3

noun (1)

"

plural -s

Scottish

: vibration, tremor

dindle

3 of 3

noun (2)

"

plural -s

1

dialectal, England : sow thistle

2

dialectal, England : hawkweed

3

dialectal, England : dandelion sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

Middle English dindlen, of imitative origin

Noun (2)

perhaps alteration of dandelion

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