dimple
noun
a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
dimpled
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past participleof dimple.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dimple.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dimplenouna small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
Example Sentences
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The engineer—who looks like he stepped out of central casting with his dimpled grin, 6’2” frame, striped shirt and Dickies denim overalls—has been known to shed a tear of his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
So far this year, by slapping a little white dimpled ball around in the grass, he has won $19.2 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
Mr. Close, soft-spoken and warm with a dimpled smile, was raised in Collyweston, with family roots that go back 400 years here.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2024
The atoms in the sheet are made of repeating units consisting of two tungsten atoms to every carbon atom, which are arranged metaphorically like the dimpled surface of an egg carton.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
I grabbed Miss Patty Cake’s dimpled arms and chubby legs.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
