Definition of dimple - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
medicalsmall natural hollow in the cheek or chin
- Her smile revealed a cute dimple on her cheek.
2.
shapesmall depression or indentation in a surface
- The golf ball has a dimpled surface.
Verb
1.
form depressiontr. create a small depression in a surfacetr.
- Her smile would dimple her cheeks adorably..
2.
smileintr. form small hollows in the cheeks when smilingintr.
- Her cheeks dimpled when she laughed.
3.
skinintr. become marked with small depressionsintr.
- The soft clay dimpled under pressure.
Images of dimple
small depression or indentation in a surface
Origin of dimple
Middle English, dimpel (small hollow)
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medical
chin with a visible central dimple
Examples of dimple in a sentence
He noticed a dimple appear when she laughed. She has a cute dimple when she smiles. The car's hood had a small dimple. The soft clay would dimple under pressure. The fabric would dimple if pressed too hard. His face dimpled at the compliment.
The baby's cheeks dimpled adorably. Her cheeks dimpled when she smiled. The skin around his knuckles dimpled in the cold.
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- French:fossette, se creuser, ...
- German:Grübchen, eindellen, ...
- Italian:fossetta, creare una rientranza, ...
- Spanish:hoyuelo, formar un hoyuelo, ...
- Portuguese:covinha, formar covinha, ...
- Chinese:酒窝, 制造酒窝, ...
- Japanese:えくぼ, くぼみを作る, ...
- Arabic:غَمّازَة, حَفَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:גּוּמָה, לִיצוֹר גֻּמָּה, ...
- Russian:ямочка, образовывать ямочку, ...
- Ukrainian:ямочка, утворювати ямочку, ...
- Hindi:डिंपल, गड्ढा बनाना, ...
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