dingle

noun

Definition of dinglenext
as in glen

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  1. glen
  2. dell
  3. ravine
  4. gully
  5. canyon
  6. gulch
  7. valley
  8. gorge
Noun
  • Pause for lunch, then drift through fishing villages, beaches and glens that define Donegal’s rugged character.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
  • The eldest of Scotland’s two national parks, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, is centered around Great Britain’s largest freshwater lake, Loch Lomond, alongside the mountains, forests, and glens of the Trossachs.
    — Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of glen
Noun
  • Watson Lake: Enjoy kayaking or paddleboarding, or simply relax and take in the beautiful scenery around this stunning lake surrounded by ancient granite dells.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025
  • The boys both love hotels and taking family trips to the dells or the bay beach.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of dell
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 July 2026
  • Reaching the wreckage proved difficult as emergency workers, backed by paramilitary forces, climbed down a steep mountainside to the ravine up to 25 meters (80 feet) deep.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of ravine
Noun
  • The pitch, as expected, appeared to have lost its spite nearing lunch when Latham, who had hung tough for 74 deliveries, tried turning Jofra Archer to the leg side but found a leading edge that Jacob Bethell superbly snatched out of the air at gully.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • On June 6, 1966, on a stretch of Highway 51 just south of Hernando, Mississippi, a portly, middle-aged white man named Aubrey Norvell stepped out of a gully, lifted his shotgun and fired three shots at James Meredith, a Black civil rights activist and Air Force veteran.
    — Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Definition of gully
Noun
  • Flames crossed west over the Dolores River and made a push up the canyon and onto the rim, Operations Section Chief Toby Cook said in an update Saturday morning.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026
  • Well over four million people visit each year, so those looking to avoid the masses may want to consider heading to the less-popular North Rim of the canyon.
    — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of canyon
Noun
  • Head right, and there came public land, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest with its creeks and gulches and two-bit towns like Peanut and Beegum.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • The cocktail menu is a nod to the gulch’s history and Atlanta’s evolution—and revelers will also love the very champagne-forward wine list.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of gulch
Noun
  • When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • Tucked into the southern end of the teeming, alluvial Willamette River valley, the region’s natural abundance began attracting farmers in the mid-nineteenth century.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of valley
Noun
  • The road is cut directly into a cliff and runs above a deep gorge.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • And only now, after being acquired at February’s trade deadline, can James Harden gorge himself on regular-season statistics with the Cavaliers.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of gorge
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