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. gorge
  8. valley
Noun
  • The glen runs straight through the distillery in an earth-floor warehouse, granting it instant exposure to its naturally abundant environment.
    Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
  • Beyond the loch itself, guests can head out on foot to explore the hills and glens of The Trossachs National Park.
    Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK, theweek, 25 June 2024
Definition of glen
Noun
  • Fractured and rounded by years of geological upheavals and exposure to the sculpting effects of weather, the dells are a cluster of nooks, crannies and blind curves interrupted by the course of Boulder Creek.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • To stay warm, avoid sleeping in any dips, dells, or washes, as cold air will sink and settle into them (and onto you).
    Diana Helmuth, Outdoor Life, 29 Nov. 2023
Definition of dell
Noun
  • This week's episode, which aired on TV Wednesday and was available to Paramount+ subscribers Thursday morning, saw competitors cross an arctic lake in kayaks and hold their bodyweight to cross a ravine in a zipline-style challenge.
    Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • From there, a bridge spans a short ravine into one of the lushest and most wooded portions of the trail.
    Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of ravine
Noun
  • Officials added that a piece of smoldering material may have been blown into an adjacent, dry gully and caused the rekindling.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Water surged over a gully running through the Valencian town, ripping apart roads and tearing down walls of homes.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of gully
Noun
  • One of the coolest hikes within the park is Mosaic Canyon, which leads hikers into a narrow canyon with smooth, steep walls.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
  • To dig deeper into the park, consider trekking through The Narrows, a slot canyon where the walls of Zion Canyon rise 1,000 feet up while pinching to 30 feet wide at certain points.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of canyon
Noun
  • In the Star Wars: Skeleton Crew premiere, did Wim’s dad seem to find him pretty quickly, considering that that gulch was a long speeder bike ride away from home?
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The skies are the star attraction at Clear Sky Resorts Bryce Canyon, a new property set in a quiet gulch just 16 miles southeast of Bryce Canyon National Park.
    Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of gulch
Noun
  • When their security is breached, Levi falls into the gorge and Drasa goes after him.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
  • But after a mishap and with the unseen evil lurking in the depths below, the budding romance morphs into a rescue mission when Levi falls into the gorge and Drasa dives in to the abyss to try and save him.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of gorge
Noun
  • Speaking of which: Large portions of the valley’s land area have been sinking at record rates as farmers pump huge amounts of groundwater to grow their crops, new research shows.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Case in point: Gott’s Roadside, the best place in the valley for a burger, fries and shake.
    Katie Sweeney, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of valley
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