From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Food, dishdumplingdump‧ling /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ noun [countable]1DFFa round lump of flour and fatmixed with water, cooked in boilingliquid and served with meatchicken and dumplings2DFFa sweetdish made of pastry filled with fruitapple dumplingsExamples from the Corpusdumpling• They eat dumplings shaped like silveringots, long ricenoodles for long life, and boiled peanuts for conceiving sons.• The pan-fried dumplings are akin to eggrolls with a puffy, flakydough, again with shrimpstuffed inside.• Using only his whole hand, he had to dissect his dumpling with the edge of the fork.• Then fold the dough over the filling, pinching the two sides together until you have a half-moon dumpling.• To fry the dumplings, heat a wok or large frying pan until hot.• Or try vinegar, which can be tricky to procure, but complements many of the dumplings.• The dumplings can be frozen at this point until ready to use. 6.Origindumpling(1600-1700) Perhaps from lump