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dimple

noun
/ˈdɪmpəl/

Etymology

From Middle English dimpel, dimpil, dympull, from Old English *dympel, 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 or pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix). Akin to German Low German Dümpel, German Tümpel (“pond, pool”). Related also to Old English dyppan (“to dip”).

  1. derived from *dʰewb-✻ — “deep, hollow”
  2. derived from *dumpaz✻ — “hole, hollow, pit”
  3. inherited from *dumpilaz✻ — “sink-hole, dimple”
  4. inherited from *dumpil✻
  5. inherited from *dympel✻
  6. inherited from dimpel

Definitions

  1. A small depression or indentation in a surface.

    • The accident created a dimple in the hood of the car.
    • The garden pool's dark surface […] breaks into dimples small and bright.

  2. Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the…

    Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.

    • You have very cute dimples.

  3. A small depression, made with a punch on a metal object, as a guide for further drilling.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To create a dimple in.

      • The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car.

    2. To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.

      • The young girl dimpled in glee as she was handed a cupcake.

    3. To form dimples

      To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.

      • And smiling eddies dimpled o'er the main.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA