Boating And Nautical Terms

adjective a term used to describe something that is dirty, dull, or shabby in appearance

• The dingy room had peeling wallpaper and musty odors.
• I wouldn't want to stay in that dingy motel.
• The dingy bar down the street is a real dive.
• His dingy mood cast a shadow over the party.

noun A person who propels and steers a gondola, especially in Venice.

• The gondolier expertly navigated the narrow canals of Venice.
• The gondolier took us on a relaxing ride through the waterways.
• That gondolier sure knows how to steer this thing!
• She was like a gondolier, guiding us through the ups and downs of life.