Dindle

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tingle; a thrill.
Verb
  1. 1
    To tingle, as from cold; quiver; thrill
  2. 2
    to shake; vibrate; tremor UK, intransitive

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.

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