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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Waldschlucht

Pronunciation / Transliteration: valt-ʃlʊxt

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dingle/ˈdɪŋ.ɡəl/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie wanderten durch eine malerische Waldschlucht."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, deep, and often wooded valley or dell.

    "The narrow path wound its way down into the shaded dingle."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, originating from the Old English word 'dyngel', a diminutive of 'denu' meaning valley. It evolved over centuries to describe specifically a small, deep, wooded valley or dell.

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