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单词 dimpling
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dimplingn.

Etymology: < dimple v. + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdimpling.
The action of dimple v. (usually in intransitive sense).
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [noun] > breaking into dimples
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1602 F. Beaumont Hermaphrodite in Wks. (Rtldg.) II. 700/1 She prais'd the pretty dimpling of his skin.
1771 O. Goldsmith in J. Cradock Zobeide Prol. 5 While botanists all cold to smiles and dimpling, Forsake the fair, and patiently—go simpling.
1820 W. Irving Spectre Bridegroom in Sketch Bk. I. 338 A soft dimpling of the cheek.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

dimplingadj.

Etymology: < dimple v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdimpling.
That dimples; that forms or breaks into dimples.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having (an) indentation(s) > slight
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [adjective] > exhibiting dimples
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1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 407 Ev'ry..hollow Rock, that o'er the dimpling Flood Nods pendant.
1795 F. Burney Let. 13 June in Jrnls. & Lett. (1973) III. 114 When I look at my dear Baby, & see its dimpling smiles.
1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 295 A trim, well made, tempting girl, with a roguish dimpling face.
1844 Faber Sir Lancelot (1857) 7 With..dimpling globes of nuphar netted o'er.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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