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? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Smile and show me your dimples.
She has cute dimples when she smiles.
ruКогда она улыбается, у неё на щеках появляются красивые ямочки. — odexed
deSie hat süße Grübchen, wenn sie lächelt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has a dimple on his chin.
ruУ Тома ямочка на подбородке. — marafon
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