DIMPLING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

dimpling

verb

present participle of dimple

as in denting

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But all of these methods could damage the register by scratching the finish or denting the louvers.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026
The shrapnel tore through the metal surrounding the engine, shattering the window at row 11, leaving a dent in the plane near row 8 and puncturing the body below the wing, as well as gouging and denting the tail, the NTSB said.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of denting

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Five minutes later, Messi gave Miami the lead, curling his shot in tight space past three defenders, quieting the sellout crowd at Subaru Park.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Beyond its championship golf courses, guests can play tennis and pickleball, take a hot yoga class, go cross-country skiing, or even try curling.

— Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of curling

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Joe Kramm | Courtesy of Francis Interiors The gold background is a spread of bold graphic lines, undulating shapes and coiling circular motifs, referencing the work of French artist, sculptor and designer Jean Dunand (1877–1942).

— R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Receiving a ball punched out of Tunisia’s area, the Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder took one touch to knock it into space, before coiling his diminutive frame behind a fierce shot that fizzed and curled into the net.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 15 June 2026

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Columbia is not just an enclave but a neighborhood within a neighborhood, a 36-acre concentration of urban activity — activity that has always included regular doses of protest, speechifying, electioneering, and petition waving.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026
Behind the scenes, White House officials have spent months waving Kennedy off his vaccine agenda amid a historic wave of measles infections.

— Amanda Seitz, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of waving

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In 2001, up the East coast, a kid barely out of his teens would begin a long and winding coaching career.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
Before court went into session that day, a long line of people was winding through the lobby of the downtown Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas, waiting to pay traffic tickets.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of winding

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Narwhals are toothed whales, renowned for their distinctive straight, spiraling tusks, which many people in medieval times believed were the horns of unicorns and thus held magical healing properties.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
In 2023, after the death of her brother Jansen, who died in 2023 from aortic valve complications and an undiagnosed large heart, Panettiere began spiraling with depression again.

— Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of spiraling

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Dipping into this cocoon, lit by a crackling fireplace, after meandering through the Christmas market at the Tuileries Gardens across the street is a no-brainer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
Kai embarks on meandering reflections reminiscent of Sepp the tuba player.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of meandering

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