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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She started crying over a dinner of chicken and dumplings she made for her family while talking about the prospect of leaving their longtime home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
I wouldn’t apologize for the frozen vegetables or the bag of dumplings.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 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
He pretends he didn’t hear her offer of dumplings.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
