dimple
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dimple
- /ˈdɪm.pəl/ US, UK
Rhymes with -ɪmpəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English dimpel, dimpil, dympull, from Old English *dympel (“pit, depression”), from Proto-West Germanic *dumpil, from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpaz (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole, pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix).
Cognate with German Low German Dümpel, German Tümpel (“pond, pool”). Related also to Old English dyppan (“to dip”).
noun dimples
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A small depression or indentation in a surface.
The accident created a dimple in the hood of the car.
Similar: dent, depression, indentation
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A small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
You have very cute dimples.
Similar: dent, depression, indentation
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A small depression, made with a punch on a metal object, as a guide for further drilling.
Similar: dent, depression, indentation
verb dimples · dimpling · dimpled
- 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. And smiling eddies dimpled o'er the main.
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noun small depression or indentation in a surface
| Español | hoyuelo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 凹み kubomi, へこみ hekomi |
| 中文 | 凹 āo |
| Português | covinha |
| Français | alvéole |
| Deutsch | Delle, Beule |
| Italiano | bozza |
| Română | adâncitură, cufundătură, scobitură, scufundătură |
| Русский | я́мка jámka, вы́боина výboina |
| العربية | نُقْرَة nuqra |
noun indentation in the cheek
| Español | hoyuelo, camanance, chocoyo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보조개 bojogae, 볼우물 borumul |
| 日本語 | 靨 ekubo, えくぼ ekubo, ディンプル dinpuru |
| 中文 | 酒窩 /酒窝 jiǔwō, 靨 /靥 yè, 酒渦 /酒涡 jiǔwō |
| हिन्दी | हिलकोरा hilkorā |
| Português | covinha |
| Français | fossette |
| Deutsch | Grübchen |
| Italiano | fossetta |
| Ελληνικά | λακκάκι lakkáki |
| Română | gropiță |
| Русский | я́мочка jámočka |
| Tiếng Việt | lúm đồng tiền |
| العربية | غَمّازة ḡammāza |
| עברית | גומת חן \ גֻּמַּת חֵן gumát khén, גומה \ גֻּמָּה gumá |
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title = {dimple},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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