dimple
English
Etymology
From Middle English dympull, likely from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz. Akin to Old High German tumphilo (“pool”) (whence German Tümpel) and Old English dyppan (“to dip”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪmpəl/
- Rhymes: -ɪmpəl
Noun
dimple (plural dimples)
- A small depression or indentation in a surface.
- The accident created a dimple in the hood of the car.
- Wordsworth
- The garden pool's dark surface […] breaks into dimples small and bright.
- Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
- You have very cute dimples.
Synonyms
- (depression in a surface): dent
Translations
small depression or indentation in generic surface
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skin depression, especially at corners of the mouth
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Verb
dimple (third-person singular simple present dimples, present participle dimpling, simple past and past participle dimpled)
- (transitive) To create a dimple in.
- The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car.
- (intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.
- The young girl dimpled in glee as she was handed a cupcake.
- To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
- Dryden
- And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.
- Dryden
Translations
create a dimple in
Anagrams
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