"bedimple" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedimples [present, singular, third-person], bedimpling [participle, present], bedimpled [participle, past], bedimpled [past]
Etymology: be- + dimple Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|dimple}} be- + dimple Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedimple (third-person singular simple present bedimples, present participle bedimpling, simple past and past participle bedimpled)
  1. (transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bedimple-en-verb-9E7O1PH4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bedimple meaning in English (1.7kB)

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