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dimple noun [ ˈdɪmp(ə)l ]

• a small depression in the flesh, either one that exists permanently or one that forms in the cheeks when one smiles.

dimple verb

• produce a dimple or dimples in the surface of.
• "rain began to fall, dimpling the water"
Origin: Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel ‘pond’.


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