dimpling

present participle of dimple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dimpling
Verb
  • For Windows users, nothing has come close to unseating Chrome’s de facto default status in the Windows ecosystem or even denting its market share.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That trend has combined with broader retail price inflation around the world which is pushing up costs for consumers and denting demand for sweet treats in the process.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Head for South Bank—alive with street performers, riverside joggers, and the sweet smell of roasted nuts curling from pop-up stalls.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Erdman said most models show Gabrielle eventually curling northward into the Atlantic.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Footage from the rescue mission shared by Michigan State Police on X shows the woman frantically waving towards the helicopter above her while lost amongst the trees.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While some crowds did gather Saturday waving green, white and red flags in the predominantly Latino Pilsen neighborhood, an undercurrent of caution persisted.
    Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The road might be long and winding, but your team won’t be going it alone.
    Sonali Bloom, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The 2022 Polestar 2 EV already wowed us on a test drive through New Mexico’s winding mountain roads, but this year’s model promises to be more impressive still.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The waveforms of those signals serve as an audio fingerprint—in this case, evidence for two black holes spiraling inward toward each other and merging in a massive collision event, sending powerful shock waves across spacetime.
    Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Chaos erupted as people on board had to scramble onto the sloping deck.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Yet the vertical bow, panoramic windows, and sloping stern form a design language instantly recognizable within the superyacht landscape.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Sprague River, which drains the lands around Mount Mazuma, a key source of phosphorus, needs to be replumbed back to its old meandering ways and chock full of water plants to hold the phosphorus back.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Located on the north side of the Okura Heritage Wing, the garden was inspired by the kyokusui (meandering water) garden originally located on the 7th floor of the main building.
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Laminate is particularly susceptible to warping from moisture.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The original Tron has been digitally scanned and meticulously restored by The Walt Disney Film Restoration team, which corrected the new digital master for dirt, warping and other source imperfections.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Dimpling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dimpling. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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