dimple
/ˈdɪmpəl/
verb
- To form or show a small hollow or dent, especially in the skin when smiling.
- The soft clay dimpled under his fingers as he pressed it.
- He smiled, and his chin dimpled slightly.
- Her cheeks dimpled as she tried not to giggle.
- To cause a small hollow or dent in a surface.
- The heavy rain dimpled the surface of the lake.
- She dimpled the dough with her thumb before baking.
- The hailstorm dimpled the roof of the old shed.
noun
- A small natural hollow in the skin, especially on the cheeks or chin, often appearing when a person smiles.
- He noticed a small dimple on her chin that he had never seen before.
- The baby's dimples appeared every time he smiled.
- She had a cute dimple on her left cheek when she laughed.
- A small hollow or dent in a surface.
- The car's fender had a dimple from a small hailstone.
- The golf ball had tiny dimples all over its surface.
- Raindrops left dimples in the soft mud of the path.
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