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.
had dimpled
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past perfectof dimple.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Omar Faisal was chubby, dark, had dimpled cheeks, black button eyes, and an affable, gap-toothed smile.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
The sea-girl's face had dimpled all over with fun.
From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Lily Dougall
She touched his arm, and he woke with the same smile that had dimpled his cheeks when he was a babe in her arms.
From Half a Rogue by Harold MacGrath
