dimpling
Forming small hollows
Dimpling is the formation of small depressions or indentations on a surface.
Skin dimples when pressed or when someone smiles: Her cheeks were dimpling with amusement.
Water dimples where raindrops strike it.
In manufacturing, dimpling describes an unwanted puckering effect on materials.
Golf balls are deliberately dimpled to improve aerodynamics.
Clear essential liquid
- ripplingFlowing in undulations
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- puddleShallow collected rainwater
- pondSmall still body
wavelets · disturbance · metal · skin · leather · plastic · fabric · impression
water
Clear essential liquid
pond · wavelets · disturbance · metal · skin · leather · plastic · fabric · impression · pressing
smile
Pleased facial expression
endearing · cherubic · coy · expressive · smirk · baby · chin · adorable · charming · playful
pockmarked
Scarred with small holes
uneven · cratered · dented · cellulite · hammered · stippled · embossed · corrugated · mottled · rough
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
- cancer symptomslump, tumor, weight loss, bleeding, persistent cough
- deformationbending, buckling, cracking, crushing, elongation
- texturing techniquesemboss, roughen, smooth, grain, stipple
- bakingbaking, bread baking, cake decorating, mixing, whisking
- cooking techniquessear, simmering, boiling, frying, saute
dimplingsmoothing
Reducing irregularities systematically
flattening · leveling · evening out · polishing · planing
dimplingbulging
Swelling outward visibly
blistering · protruding · swelling · bubbling · bumping