Suffix
-le
A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness:
assle, buzzle, crackle, cuddle, dazzle, draggle, drawl, dribble, drizzle, fumble, gamble, grapple, handle, jostle, kissle, maddle, mingle, nestle, nuzzle, prattle, ramble, rattle, ripple, scribble, sile, sizzle, smartle, sniffle, snuggle, startle, stopple, suckle, tattle, tickle, topple, waggle, whemmle, wiggle, wrestle
-le
Forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to", "tending to", "apt to", "capable of"; compare -ative:
battle, breakle, brittle, fickle, forgettle, little, newfangle, nimble, wankle
-le
Forming diminutives from other nouns.
Coordinate term: -ling
dump + -le → dimple
dung + -le → dingle
hatch + -le → hatchel
hose + -le → hosel
howf + -le → hovel
gome + -le → gomeral
corn + -le → kernel
new + -le → newel
nose + -le → nozzle
puck + -le → puckle
turd + -le → treddle
Forming agent nouns from verbs:
beadle, beetle, bridle, bundle, cripple, fettle, girdle, ladle, losel, runnel, shovel, spindle, spittle, steeple, stile, stopple, thimble, tool, towel, trundle