dimple
To form a small indentation inTo form a small indentation in (something).
» Why do some people have dimples?
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To form a small indentation in (something).
The hailstorm dimpled the roof of our car.
eindellen, einbeulen
To form a small indentation in (something).
(intransitive, transitive)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.
(transitive)To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
- produce dimples while smiling
- mark with, or as if with, dimples
Examples
36 sentencesWhy do some people have dimples?
Why do golf balls have dimples?
deWarum haben Golfbälle Dellen?
Smile and show me your dimples.
She has cute dimples when she smiles.
ruКогда она улыбается, у неё на щеках появляются красивые ямочки.
deSie hat süße Grübchen, wenn sie lächelt.
Tom has a dimple on his chin.
ruУ Тома ямочка на подбородке.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English dimpel, dimpil, dympull, from Old English *dympel (“pit, depression”),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).
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Forms
dimples, dimpling, dimpled, dimpledSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle