dimple
/ˈdɪm.pəl/ verb C2- To form a small indentation in (something). · The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car.
- To form a dimple (noun sense 1.1) 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.
He/she/it dimples · Past dimpled · Past participle dimpled · -ing form dimpling
Verb forms
- Base form
- dimple
- He/she/it
- dimples
- Past
- dimpled
- Past participle
- dimpled
- -ing form
- dimpling
From the library
Beyond Willowmere came Violet Vale--a little green dimple in the shadow of Mr.
And leave my dimpled water well,
Directly in front of him, holding on by a low branch, stood a naked brown baby who could just walk--as soft and as dimpled a little atom as ever came to a wolf’s cave at night.
I saw the dimpling river pass
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