dimple
Syllables: dimp·le/ˈdɪm.pəl/
dimple noun: a small depression or indentation in a surface.
Noun
dimple (plural dimples)
- 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.1815, William Wordsworth, The White Doe of Rylstone; or, The Fate of the Nortons
- Synonyms:
- dent, depression, indentation
- A small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
- You have very cute dimples.
- A small depression, made with a punch on a metal object, as a guide for further drilling.
Verb
dimple (third-person singular simple present dimples, present participle dimpling, simple past and past participle 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.1667, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666. […], London: […] Henry Herringman, […], →OCLC, (please specify the stanza number)
dimple meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu
dimple in Hindi
- indentation in the cheek
- हिलकोरा hilkorā
dimple in Tamil
- கன்னத்தில் விழு, சிறுகுழி, நீர்ச்சுழி, கன்னக்குழிவு, தாவாய்க் குழிவு, பள்ளம்
dimple in Marathi
- indentation in the cheek
- खळी khaḷī
dimple in Telugu
- a dimple or ripple
- నొక్కు nokku
More languagesFewer languages
- dimple in Malayalam
- നുണക്കുഴി nuṇakkuḻi
- dimple in Kannada
- ಕೆನ್ನೆಕುಳಿ, ಗದ್ದಕುಳಿ
- dimple in Tagalog
- biloy
- dimple in Arabic
- نُقْرَة nuqra, غَمّازة ḡammāza
- dimple in Malay
- lesung pipit
- dimple in Indonesian
- lesung pipi
- dimple in Thai
- ลักยิ้ม lák-yím
- dimple in Vietnamese
- lúm đồng tiền
Examples of dimple in a sentence
- "But I wanted to pull you into my dimples whenever you touch them.
- She returned a toothly grin that displayed her deep, pretty dimples.
- Some people jokingly referred to it as a “butt chin.” Sheppard's dimpled chin wasn't at all unsightly.
Synonyms of dimple
Forms of dimple
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dimples |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | dimples |
| present participle | dimpling |
| past participle | dimpled |
| past | dimpled |
Origin of dimple
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”).
Words formed from dimple
Words that rhyme with dimple
Questions about dimple
- What does dimple mean?
- Dimple means a small depression or indentation in a surface.
- What is dimple in Hindi?
- Dimple in Hindi is हिलकोरा (hilkorā). See Dimple meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dimple?
- Dimple can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce dimple?
- Dimple is pronounced /ˈdɪm.pəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dimple?
- The plural of dimple is dimples.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: dimple (page history and authors); dimple (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); నొక్కు (Telugu) (page history and authors); നുണക്കുഴി (Malayalam) (page history and authors); dimple (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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