DIMPLING

Verb

dimpling

present participle of dimple

Noun

dimpling (plural dimplings)

The formation of a dimple.

Source: Wiktionary


DIMPLE

Dim"ple, n. Etym: [Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See Dip, and cf. Dimble.]

1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin. Milton. The dimple of her chin. Prior.

2. A slight indentation on any surface. The garden pool's dark surface . . . Breaks into dimples small and bright. Wordsworth.

Dim"ple, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dimpled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimpling.]

Definition: To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. Dryden.

Dim"ple, v. t.

Definition: To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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