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dim·ple
(dĭm′pəl)n.
1. A small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body, especially in the cheek or on the chin.
2. A slight depression or indentation in a surface.
v. dim·pled, dim·pling, dim·ples
v.intr.
To form dimples by smiling.
v.tr.
To produce dimples in.
[Middle English dimpel.]
dim′ply adj.
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dimple
(ˈdɪmpəl)n
1. a small natural dent or crease in the flesh, esp on the cheeks or chin
2. any slight depression in a surface
3. a bubble or dent in glass
vb
4. to make or become dimpled
5. (intr) to produce dimples by smiling
[C13 dympull; compare Old English dyppan to dip, German Tümpel pool]
ˈdimply adj
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dim•ple
(ˈdɪm pəl)n., v. -pled, -pling. n.
1. a small natural hollow, permanent or transient, on the surface of the human body, esp. one formed in the cheek in smiling.
v.t. 2. to mark with or as if with dimples; produce dimples in: A smile dimpled her face.
v.i. 3. to form or show dimples.
[1350–1400; Middle English dimpel, Old English *dympel; c. Old High German tumphilo deep place]
dim′ply, adj.
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dimple
Past participle: dimpled
Gerund: dimpling
| Imperative |
|---|
| dimple |
| dimple |
| Present |
|---|
| I dimple |
| you dimple |
| he/she/it dimples |
| we dimple |
| you dimple |
| they dimple |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dimpled |
| you dimpled |
| he/she/it dimpled |
| we dimpled |
| you dimpled |
| they dimpled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dimpling |
| you are dimpling |
| he/she/it is dimpling |
| we are dimpling |
| you are dimpling |
| they are dimpling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dimpled |
| you have dimpled |
| he/she/it has dimpled |
| we have dimpled |
| you have dimpled |
| they have dimpled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dimpling |
| you were dimpling |
| he/she/it was dimpling |
| we were dimpling |
| you were dimpling |
| they were dimpling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dimpled |
| you had dimpled |
| he/she/it had dimpled |
| we had dimpled |
| you had dimpled |
| they had dimpled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dimple |
| you will dimple |
| he/she/it will dimple |
| we will dimple |
| you will dimple |
| they will dimple |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dimpled |
| you will have dimpled |
| he/she/it will have dimpled |
| we will have dimpled |
| you will have dimpled |
| they will have dimpled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dimpling |
| you will be dimpling |
| he/she/it will be dimpling |
| we will be dimpling |
| you will be dimpling |
| they will be dimpling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dimpling |
| you have been dimpling |
| he/she/it has been dimpling |
| we have been dimpling |
| you have been dimpling |
| they have been dimpling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dimpling |
| you will have been dimpling |
| he/she/it will have been dimpling |
| we will have been dimpling |
| you will have been dimpling |
| they will have been dimpling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dimpling |
| you had been dimpling |
| he/she/it had been dimpling |
| we had been dimpling |
| you had been dimpling |
| they had been dimpling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dimple |
| you would dimple |
| he/she/it would dimple |
| we would dimple |
| you would dimple |
| they would dimple |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dimpled |
| you would have dimpled |
| he/she/it would have dimpled |
| we would have dimpled |
| you would have dimpled |
| they would have dimpled |
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Noun 1. dimple - a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
chad - a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape
2. dimple - any slight depression in a surface; "there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
3. dimple - a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
imprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"
Verb 1. dimple - mark with, or as if with, dimples; "drops dimpled the smooth stream"
mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
2. dimple - produce dimples while smiling; "The child dimpled up to the adults"
smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
dimple
noun indentation, pit, hollow, dip, dent, cleft, concavity cellulite causes orange peel-like dimples on the skin
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Translations
نُقْرَةُ الذَّقِن
dolíček
smilehul
kolhukololommo
gödröcske
spékoppur
bedrīte
jamica
dimple
[ˈdɪmpl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dimple
n (on cheek, chin) → Grübchen nt; (= depression) → Delle f, → Vertiefung f; (on water) → Kräuselung f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dimple
(ˈdimpl) noun a small hollow especially on the surface of the skin. She has a dimple in her cheek when she smiles. kuiltjie نُقْرَةُ الذَّقِن трапчинка covinha dolíček das Grübchen smilehul λακκάκι hoyuelo lohk چال hymykuoppa fossette גוּמָת חֵן गालों में पड़ने वाला गड्ढा़ jamica na licu, mreškanje vode gödröcske (arcon) dekik, lesung pipit spékoppur fossetta えくぼ 보조개 duobutė bedrīte (vaigā, zodā) lesung pipit kuiltje smilehull, kløft i haken, liten fordypning dołek نیرنگ،چال covinha gropiţă ямочка jamka jamica jamica liten grop (fördjupning), smilgrop ลักยิ้ม gamze 靨,酒窩 ямочка چہرے پر خصوصا گال یا ٹھوڑی پر ننہا سا گڈّھا lúm đồng tiền 靥,酒窝
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dim·ple
n. hoyuelo o hendidura en la piel, esp. en la mejilla o la barbilla.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
dimple
n hoyueloEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.