to dimple

Examples

• All

• She smiled brightly, dimpling her cheeks as she laughed.

• "Joanne had seen that in the first moment—the same thick, fair hair, the same dimpled chin, the same heart-shaped face.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I don't mind being here alone for a while." Andrew's chin dimpled with his effort not to cry.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The artist used a brush to dimple the canvas, creating texture for his painting.

• As the raindrops fell, they began to dimple the surface of the pond, forming tiny ripples.

Synonyms

D

to dent

vsto dimple

27 2.2

To make a hollow in a surface by hitting or pressing it

is a small rounded depression not necessarily caused by force

R

to recess

vsto dimple

6 7.4

To make a hollow in a surface so something fits inside

is a small rounded hollow rather than a built in setback

I

to indent

vsto dimple

1 3.4

To make a small dent in a surface by hitting or pressing it

is a small rounded hollow rather than a sharp or jagged cut

C

to center punch

vsto dimple

• Specialized

7.4

To make a small dent in a surface to mark where to drill

is a small rounded mark not meant as a drilling guide

How Deep

to indent

1 3.4

to dent

27 2.2

to dimple

5 4.1

to mark

192 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology