Definition of be dumplinglike - Reverso English Dictionary

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shape

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resemble a dumpling in shape or appearance

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The cat's body seemed to be dumplinglike, round and soft.

food

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have qualities similar to a dumpling

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Her cheeks were so plump they appeared to be dumplinglike.

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Examples of be dumplinglike in a sentence

The snowman's body appeared to be dumplinglike.
The cat's body seemed to be dumplinglike as it curled up.
The dough was so thick it appeared to be dumplinglike.

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French:ressembler à une boulette, avoir l'apparence d'une boulette, ...
German:wie ein Knödel sein, knödelartige Eigenschaften haben, ...
Italian:essere simile a un raviolo, essere come un raviolo, ...
Spanish:tener forma de bola de masa, ser similar a una bola de masa, ...
Portuguese:parecer um bolinho, ter qualidades de bolinho, ...
Chinese:呈饺子状, 呈现出像饺子一样的样子或特征, ...
Japanese:餃子のようである, 餃子のような性質を持つ, ...
Arabic:بَدَا كَزَلَابِيَّة, بَدَا كالكبة, ...
Hebrew:לְהִדְמוֹת לְכַדּוֹר בֶּצֶק, לִהְיוֹת דְּמוּי כִּיסּוֹן, ...
Russian:напоминать пельмень, быть как пельмень, ...
Ukrainian:бути схожим на пельмень, мати якості пельменя, ...
Hindi:पकौड़ी जैसा दिखना, पकौड़ी जैसी विशेषताएँ होना, ...
Bengali:মোমোর মতো হওয়া, ডাম্পলিংয়ের মতো গুণাবলী থাকা, ...
Catalan:semblar una mandonguilla, tenir qualitats de mandonguilla, ...
Czech:vypadat jako knedlík, být podobný knedlíku, ...
Danish:ligne en dumpling, have dumpling-lignende kvaliteter, ...
Dutch:op een knoedel lijken, knoedelachtige eigenschappen hebben, ...
Greek:μοιάζω με ζυμαρικό, έχω ιδιότητες ζυμαρικού, ...
Hungarian:gombócra hasonlítani, olyan, mint egy gombóc, ...
Khmer:មានរាងដូចនំប៉ាវ, មើលទៅដូចនំប៉ាវ, ...
Korean:만두같이 생기다, 만두 같은 특성을 가지다, ...
Persian:شبیه کوفته بودن, ویژگی‌های کوفته را داشتن, ...
Polish:przypominać pieroga, być jak pieróg, ...
Portuguese (BR):parecer um bolinho, ter qualidades de bolinho, ...
Romanian:a semăna cu un colțunaș, a avea calități de colțunaș, ...
Swedish:likna en dumpling, vara som en dumpling, ...
Thai:เหมือนเกี๊ยว, มีคุณสมบัติเหมือนเกี๊ยว, ...
Turkish:mantıya benzemek, mantı özelliklerine sahip olmak, ...
Vietnamese:giống như bánh bao, có đặc điểm giống bánh bao, ...

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