dingy

adjective

ˈdin-jē How to pronounce dingy (audio)
Definition of dingynext
as in filthy
not clean the bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile

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Recent Examples of dingy Bath and hand towels have a tendency to look dingy over time, even when they’re washed regularly. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026 The Miami terminals featured dingy discount stores, and the food choice sometimes came down to a cafeteria without much flavor. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 Keep It Clean An unkempt shower curtain can make your bathroom appear dingy. — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026 Melanie Hamrick, a former member of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet, was leaping down a dingy stairwell in the company’s lower-Broadway rehearsal building recently. — Bob Morris, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dingy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dingy
  1. filthy
  2. dusty
  3. stained
  4. blackened
  5. muddy
  6. dirty
  7. black
Adjective
  • People were filthy in so many ways, so Mike really wrote that in.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While sinks can become filthy from soap splatters and dirty hands, toilets need cleaning for very different reasons.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Say goodbye to dusty interiors and read on for our top picks for the best cordless stick vacuums, spin mops, and two-in-one vac-and-mop robot vacs.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Even as dusty plasma at small scales organizes itself in two dimensions, the researchers plan to carry to out 3D simulations in the future.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dusty
Adjective
  • How To Deep Clean Stained Wood Baseboards For stained wood baseboards, Matthews advises dusting using a dry microfiber cloth and Murphy’s Oil or a wood cleaning oil (remove excessive dirt and crumbs with a vacuum cleaner first).
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The stained glass above the front door had fallen into the street, held up only by a single cord.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of stained
Adjective
  • The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Definition of blackened
Adjective
  • The 2021 event was pushed to September over lingering Covid concerns, but then Hurricane Ida forced its cancellation when rains turned the Farm into a muddy mess.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In 1801, on the nation’s 25th birthday, the nascent District of Columbia’s muddy streets were chockablock with horse racing and cockfighting, according to the White House Historical Association.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of muddy
Adjective
  • As Coca-Cola works to automate dirty soda and refreshers, CNBC's Amelia Lucas takes readers inside the secretive labs where the soda maker is planning its next wave of innovation.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When younger brother Naz arrives with an unexpected guest in tow, tensions simmer, eventually boiling over into violence as the family’s dirty secrets are revealed.
    — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dirty
Adjective
  • Another iteration with a white upper and midsole features blue gradient overlays and matching Air Max units, while the third opts for all-black.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Elmhurst Police Department The suspect was last seen fleeing the scene riding a black Segway-brand electric scooter with a headlight on, riding west on Vallette Street from York Street.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of black

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“Dingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dingy. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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