dimple

== English == === Etymology === 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). Cognate with German Low German Dümpel, German Tümpel (“pond, pool”). Related also to Old English dyppan (“to dip”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɪm.pəl/ Rhymes: -ɪmpəl Hyphenation: dimp‧le === Noun === dimple (plural dimples) A small depression or indentation in a surface. Synonyms: dent, depression, indentation A small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth. A small depression, made with a punch on a metal object, as a guide for further drilling. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ディンプル (dinpuru) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === dimple (third-person singular simple present dimples, present participle dimpling, simple past and past participle dimpled) (transitive) To form a small indentation in (something). Synonyms: dent, indent, mar (intransitive) To form a dimple (noun sense 1.1) in one's face by smiling. To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. (clarification of this definition is needed) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === impled, limped