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dumpled

dumpled is the simple past and past participle of dumple.

Meaning of dumple

Verb

dumple (third-person singular simple present dumples, present participle dumpling, simple past and past participle dumpled)

  1. (transitive) To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another.
    • January 17, 1827, Sir Walter Scott, Journal entry
      He was a little man, dumpled up together.

Questions about dumpled

What is dumpled the simple past and past participle of?
Dumpled is the simple past and past participle of dumple.

Words near dumpled in the dictionary

  1. dumpings
  2. dumpish
  3. dumpishly
  4. dumpishness
  5. dumple
  6. dumpled
  7. dumples
  8. dumpling
  9. Dumpling Festival
  10. dumpling squid
  11. dumpling-depot

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