to pimple

Examples

• All

• The wind was chilling, and the hot skin of his arms and neck goose-pimpled uncomfortably.

  Fiction book (1991)

• His flesh got pimpled with goosebumps.

  Blog text (3)

• Like a sudden eruption of whiteheads, the strongest stars had begun to pimple the night's complexion.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The surface of the table was pimpled with small bubbles that formed during the finish application.

• After spending some time in the sun, her arms became pimpled and itchy.

• The old paint on the wall pimpled, creating an uneven texture that needed to be fixed.

Synonyms

B

to blister

vsto pimple

15 3.5

To form raised bumps filled with fluid on the skin or a surface

forms small solid bumps or spots rather than fluid filled areas

E

to erupt

vsto pimple

13 4.2

To suddenly appear on the skin as spots or blisters

develop gradually into small raised bumps rather than sudden outbreaks

Antonyms

S

smooth

1 5.8

An act of making a surface even by rubbing or pressing

Idioms

S

simple as a pimple

• Informal

7.5

Very easy to do and understand

Compounds

G

goose pimple

• UK

2 3.7

A small raised bump on the skin that appears when you feel cold, afraid, or have strong feelings

G

green mushroom pimple

• Specialized

9.9

A green mold that grows on mushroom tops and makes them not safe to eat

O

orange mushroom pimple

• US

9.9

A fungus that grows on some mushrooms and makes them orange and bumpy

How Bumpy

blister

52 2.4

to pimple

1 4.6

spot

297 1.0

mark

468 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology