Synonyms for dimple
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dim-puh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪm pəl |
Définition of dimple
Origin :- c.1400, perhaps existing in Old English as a word meaning "pothole," perhaps ultimately from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz, which has yielded words in other languages meaning "small pit, little pool" (e.g. German Tümpel "pool," Middle Low German dümpelen, Dutch dompelen "to plunge"). Related: Dimples.
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- He had been only vaguely conscious of the dimple in the night.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- It is whispered that if Maria gives her hand to Mr. Dimple, it will be without her heart.
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- I have the honour to be Mr. Dimple's servant, or, if you please, waiter.
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- And will you pretend to say now, Mr. Dimple, that you propose to break with Maria?
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- The reputation of my life does not depend upon the breath of a Mr. Dimple.
- Extract from : « The Contrast » by Royall Tyler
- It came back to earth smiling, with only a sort of dimple on one of its cheeks.
- Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad
- Certainly her dimple deepened a little as she relinquished the forlorn object.
- Extract from : « Three Margarets » by Laura E. Richards
- The glow returned to my wife's cheek, the dimple to the baby's.
- Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker
- It should be mentioned that he had a dimple in his cheek which flashed unexpectedly when he smiled.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- It was Rosanna's dream to have a dimple in her thin little cheek.
- Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Home » by Katherine Keene Galt
Antonyms for dimple
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