Ingle Common

Ingle has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

An open fireplace.

A catamite.

A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart.

A male lover.

In plain English: An ingle is an old word for a boyfriend or romantic partner.

"She confessed her longing for a true ingle."

Verb

To cajole or coax; to wheedle.

In plain English: To ingle means to gently persuade someone to do something they might not otherwise want to.

"She tried to ingle her little brother into sharing his toys."

Proper Noun

A surname.

Example Sentences

"She confessed her longing for a true ingle." noun

"The single candle cast a warm glow across the room." noun

"She kept her only pair of shoes in the box under the bed." noun

"There was not an ingle left to light after the storm blew out all the fires." noun

"She tried to ingle her little brother into sharing his toys." verb