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dimpling

dim·ple
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dim-puh l]
    • /ˈdɪm pəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dim-puh l]
    • /ˈdɪm pəl/

Definitions of dimpling word

  • noun dimpling a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling. 1
  • noun dimpling any similar slight depression. 1
  • verb with object dimpling to mark with or as if with dimples; produce dimples in: A smile dimpled her face. 1
  • verb with object dimpling Metalworking. to dent (a metal sheet) so as to permit use of bolts or rivets with countersunk heads. to mark (a metal object) with a drill point as a guide for further drilling. 1
  • verb without object dimpling to form or show dimples. 1
  • noun dimpling Present participle of dimple. 1
See all 7 definitions of dimpling

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Origin of dimpling

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English dimpel, Old English *dympel; cognate with German Tümpel pool

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Parts of speech for Dimpling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Dimpling

dimpling popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for dimpling

verb dimpling

  • nick — Old Nick.
  • gouge — a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
  • perforate — to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing, or the like.
  • indent — indentation
  • scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.

noun dimpling

  • cellulite — Cellulite is lumpy fat which people may get under their skin, especially on their thighs.
  • fat — File Allocation Table
  • lumpiness — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
All 22 Synonyms of dimpling

Antonyms for dimpling

verb dimpling

  • bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
  • flush — a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
  • fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
All 3 Antonyms of dimpling

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Related words

  • dimple

    a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
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