dumpling
noun
a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
dumplings
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pluralof dumpling.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They often resemble dumplings, but children "can't see what's inside the box so they're excited to see which one they get".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
After getting to know them, he found himself sharing dumplings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now have to give up as Japan tightens visa rules.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
My choice of dumplings has more filling — like chicken soup dumplings, or chicken-and-vegetable steamed dumplings.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
None of us could keep the dumplings between the chopsticks, so we used forks.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
