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[ duhmp-ling ] / ˈdʌmp lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dumpling ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat. a dessert consisting of a wrapping of dough enclosing sliced apples or other fruit, boiled or baked. a short or stout person. Origin of dumpling1590–1600; dump (of uncertain origin) + -ling1 Words nearby dumplingdumpcart, dumping, dumping-ground, dumping syndrome, dumpish, dumpling, dump on, dump orbit, dumps, dumpsite, dumpster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dumplingMamoru taunts Usagi by giving her the nickname “dumpling head.” ‘Sailor Moon’ Is an Oasis for Superheroes Who Can Save the Universe in Heels|Rich Goldstein|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Savor the perfectly pitched ear required to turn a simple phrase like “a dumpling, some knurled pouch of gristle.” The Slacker Generation's Swift|Gerald Howard|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST Tie a cloth tight over, and boil the dumpling till the fruit is done. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton A pheasant also came flying and said: "Give me a dumpling too, and I will go I along with you."
It was well enough to be “Dumpling,”—everybody loves a dumpling; but “Mother Bunch!” Lill's Travels in Santa Claus Land and other Stories|Ellis Towne, Sophie May and Ella Farman The man on the donkey was shaped like a dumpling and rode with his toes turned out. Rosinante to the Road Again|John Dos Passos Then gather the cloth up, leaving room for the dumpling to swell, and tying very tightly. The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking|Helen Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for dumpling
nouna small ball of dough cooked and served with stew a pudding consisting of a round pastry case filled with fruitapple dumpling informal a short plump person Word Origin for dumplingC16: dump-, perhaps variant of lump 1 + -ling 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dumplingbabe, youngster, child, chick, toddler, kid, deduction, suckling, nipper, bambino, button, nursling, tot, newborn, bundle, bairn, dividend, cherub, buttercup, write-off |