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
  • Davis looked at the barrel of the pistol and saw smoke curling upward, as if in slow motion.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Kylie reacted as Stormi began curling her lashes with the utensil.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There are already around 10,000 Fenerbahce diehards filling the stadium with noise some 90 minutes before kick off, waving humungous flags and singing along to dodgy Euro pop, at a time when the Etihad will only just be opening its doors to a smattering of eager fans.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The humanoid displays visual recognition capabilities during this instance, reacting to a wave by waving back and performing human-like locomotion by imitating humans.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The evening after Jîna’s death, on assignment for the newspaper Ham-Mihan, my friend and colleague Elaheh Mohammadi drove eight hours overnight, through winding mountains and narrow roads, to Saqqez, Jîna’s hometown in Kurdistan.
    Fatemeh Jamalpour, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Additionally, the steep and rugged terrain along the winding road slowed down progress, requiring a careful and methodical approach.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 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histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.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
  • Even if that narrative promise turns out to be a red herring for the largely plotless, meandering installments that follow.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Its steep, meandering streets form a patchwork quilt filled with artists, spiritual seekers, motorcyclists, weekend wanderers, and retirees, each adding their own thread to the fabric.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 9 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 19 Sep. 2025.

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