How do you use the word "dill" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "dill": Tom didn't eat dill pickles. Borscht is often garnished with dill and sour cream.

Dill Meaning

/dɪl/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAnethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

nounA cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.

Sentence Examples

Tom didn't eat dill pickles.

Borscht is often garnished with dill and sour cream.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The chef added fresh ____ to the pickling brine for extra flavor.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Tom didn't eat ____ pickles.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate. Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]" — 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 253:

"My mother would pickle them and dill them, and we still had an abundance of fresh vegetables left." — 2014, Anatoly (Tony) Kandiew, Red Devils, →ISBN, page 139:

"The noise of the Queen's voyage to France is dilled down ; no money for her furniture will be got in haste; and the Cardinal has no will of her mother." — 1775, Robert Baillie, Letters and Journals: Written by the deceased Mr. Robert Baillie, Principal of the University of Glasgow, page 252:

"The innocent was punished. The gear is payed and the thieves dilled down." — 1829, Publications - Issue 25, Volume 2, page x:

"The Provincial Assembly sits down. Dr. Guild moderator. Dr. Scroggie preaches. His sermon found faulty. It dills down." — 1829, John Spalding, James Skene, The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland, page vii:

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