DIMPLING Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

dimpling

verb

present participle of dimple

as in denting

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But perhaps the biggest test for Moore will be navigating the management of this year's elections without denting the bipartisan tone that typically defines the NGA.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Running for five seasons into September 1977, the hourlong drama with comic elements never was a ratings hit, only denting the year-end primetime Top 30 once in the three-network universe.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 July 2026

Definition of denting

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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

Definition of coiling

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With 50 games to go after the deadline, the Tigers insist that trading one of the best pitchers on the planet plus another key part of their top-notch rotation does not constitute waving the white flag.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Fully selling would be waving the white flag and setting up way too much work in the winter.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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About 90 miles north of Phoenix, the town of Yarnell nestles atop a winding mountain road.

— Eric Cerino, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
Although the Belmont break was smooth, Renegade and Ortiz took to the back alongside Golden Tempo and Commandment and had more to do winding his way through the pack than either of them.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of winding

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From the cantilevered drama of Fallingwater to the spiraling concrete of the Guggenheim, Wright’s work reshaped how architects thought about space, material, and—most notably—the relationship between a building and its surroundings.

— Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026
Elsewhere, Whitney Rose’s and Angie Katsanevas’s relationships are spiraling downward as well.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of spiraling

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Finnish architect Eero Saarinen designed the airport's terminal building, a distinctive structure with a sloping roof that sweeps up toward the sky on opposite sides.

— David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Juncos typically build nests on the ground, on gently sloping rocks, and in the roots of felled trees.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Definition of sloping

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Our range includes a meandering cowboy odyssey that sprawls from a nowhere town in Texas to Big Sky country, a poignantly observant memoir from a wild child Dreamlander, and a careful dissection of a situationship set to the rhythms of 1970s Brazil.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
And while there’s fun to be had with the premise of the three characters constantly and accidentally switching places — most often in the middle of a space fight) — the meandering script unfortunately tries to do too much.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of meandering

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