dimple

/ˈdɪm.pəl/ verb C2

To form a small indentation in (something). (transitive) · The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car.
To form a dimple (noun sense 1.1) in one's face by smiling. (intransitive, transitive) · The young girl dimpled in glee as she was handed a cupcake.
To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. (transitive)

He/she/it dimples · Past dimpled · Past participle dimpled · -ing form dimpling

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Verb forms

Base form: dimple
He/she/it: dimples
Past: dimpled
Past participle: dimpled
-ing form: dimpling

From the library

And leave my dimpled water well,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 15 · C1

Finally he shook one of the dimpled fists which waved in front of him.

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 65 · B2

I saw the dimpling river pass

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 2 · C1

Beyond Willowmere came Violet Vale--a little green dimple in the shadow of Mr.

Anne of Green Gables, p. 106 · C1

Other matches

dimple A small depression or indentation in a surface. B2

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