dumpling

[ duhmp-ling ]

/ ˈdʌmp lɪŋ /

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noun

a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.

a dessert consisting of a wrapping of dough enclosing sliced apples or other fruit, boiled or baked.

a short or stout person.

Words nearby dumpling

dumpcart, dumping, dumping syndrome, dumping-ground, dumpish, dumpling, dumps, dumpsite, dumpster, dumpster diving, dumpster fire

Origin of dumpling

1590–1600; dump (of uncertain origin) + -ling¹

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Examples from the Web for dumpling

Mamoru taunts Usagi by giving her the nickname “dumpling head.”
‘Sailor Moon’ Is an Oasis for Superheroes Who Can Save the Universe in Heels|Rich Goldstein|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Savor the perfectly pitched ear required to turn a simple phrase like “a dumpling, some knurled pouch of gristle.”
The Slacker Generation's Swift|Gerald Howard|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Tie a cloth tight over, and boil the dumpling till the fruit is done.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
A pheasant also came flying and said: "Give me a dumpling too, and I will go I along with you."
Momotaro|Anonymous

It was well enough to be “Dumpling,”—everybody loves a dumpling; but “Mother Bunch!”
Lill's Travels in Santa Claus Land and other Stories|Ellis Towne, Sophie May and Ella Farman
The man on the donkey was shaped like a dumpling and rode with his toes turned out.
Rosinante to the Road Again|John Dos Passos
Then gather the cloth up, leaving room for the dumpling to swell, and tying very tightly.
The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking|Helen Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for dumpling

dumpling

/ (ˈdʌmplɪŋ) /

noun

a small ball of dough cooked and served with stew

a pudding consisting of a round pastry case filled with fruitapple dumpling

informal a short plump person

Word Origin for dumpling

C16: dump-, perhaps variant of lump 1 + -ling 1

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