Synonyms for pimple


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pim-puh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪm pəl

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Définition of pimple

Origin :
  • late 14c. (early 14c. as a surname), of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old English pipligende "having shingles;" also cf. Latin papula, papilla (see pap (n.2)). As a verb from c.1600. Related: Pimples.
  • noun small swelling on the skin
Example sentences :
  • You've got a pimple there, and you jerked your head just as I was going over it.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 » by Various
  • A man with a pimple became a pimple with a man as background.
  • Extract from : « Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • All eyes may see from what the change arose, All eyes may see—a pimple on her nose.
  • Extract from : « Essay on Man » by Alexander Pope
  • All day long he lamented about his pimple, and the following night he died.
  • Extract from : « The New Book Of Martyrs » by Georges Duhamel
  • You are a pimple on the face of the earth, my friend, but my love is the blood of its veins.
  • Extract from : « Old Mole » by Gilbert Cannan
  • Rosa T. he calls a "Pimple Complex" because she has two or three pimples.
  • Extract from : « A Young Girl's Diary » by An Anonymous Young Girl
  • Drawing a drop of blood from a pimple on his forehead, 'May this be all,' he added.
  • Extract from : « Walks in Rome » by Augustus J.C. Hare
  • He was alarmed lest a minute pimple on his chin should develop into a chancre.
  • Extract from : « Tics and Their Treatment » by Henry Meigne
  • If a boil is observed in the pimple stage, it may be scotched and killed.
  • Extract from : « Boating » by W. B. Woodgate
  • He is raised and swells, like a pimple, to be an eyesore and deform the place he holds.
  • Extract from : « Character Writings of the 17th Century » by Various
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