Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [ing-guh l]
- /ˈɪŋ gəl/
- /ˈɪŋ.ɡəl/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [ing-guh l]
- /ˈɪŋ gəl/
Definitions of ingle word
- noun ingle a fire burning in a hearth. 1
- noun ingle a fireplace; hearth. 1
- noun ingle A domestic fire or fireplace. 1
- noun ingle a fire in a room or a fireplace 0
- noun ingle a fire or blaze, esp. on a hearth 0
- noun ingle a fireplace 0
Information block about the term
Origin of ingle
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1500-10, ingle is from the Scots Gaelic word aingeal fire
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ingle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ingle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ingle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ingle
noun ingle
- stove — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- furnace — a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam.
- chimney — A chimney is a pipe through which smoke goes up into the air, usually through the roof of a building.
- settle — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- blaze — When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.