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tringle

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈtɹɪŋɡəl/
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊wɪnɡəl] ~ [ˈtɹ̝̊wɪnɡl̩]
  • [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔wɪnɡəl] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔wɪnɡl̩]
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪŋɡəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

A curtain rod for a bedstead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A small moulding of rectangular cross section, in a Doric triglyph, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A strip of wood at the edge of a gun platform to turn the recoil of the truck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French tringle (“rod”).