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Definitions for Dimpling

[1] 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.
[2] any similar slight depression.
[3] to mark with or as if with dimples; produce dimples in: A smile dimpled her face.
[4] 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.
[5] to form or show dimples.
[6] a small natural dent or crease in the flesh, esp on the cheeks or chin
[7] any slight depression in a surface
[8] a bubble or dent in glass
[9] to make or become dimpled
[10] (intr) to produce dimples by smiling

Words related to Dimpling

dimplenick, gouge, perforate, indent, scratch, dig, mark, imprint, dint, hollow, dimple, ridge, notch, pit, furrow

Words nearby Dimpling

dimpledimorph, dimorphism, dimorphite, dimorphous, dimp, dimple, dimpling, dimpsy, dimwit, din, din-din

Origin of Dimpling

e1350–1400; Middle English dimpel, Old English *dympel; cognate with German Tümpel pool

Other words from Dimpling

dim·ply , adjective
un·dim·pled , adjective
dim′ ple v.

Word origin for Dimpling

eC13 dympull; compare Old English dyppan to dip, German Tümpel pool

Synonyms for Dimpling

nick, dig, dimple, dint, furrow, gouge, hollow, imprint, indent, mark, notch, perforate, pit, ridge, scratch, make concave, press in, push in