dump·ling
(dŭmp′lĭng)n.1. A piece of dough, sometimes filled, that is cooked in liquid such as water or soup.
2. Sweetened dough wrapped around fruit, such as an apple, baked and served as a dessert.
3. Informal A short, chubby creature.
[Earlier dumplin, perhaps from dump, lump.]
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dumpling
(ˈdʌmplɪŋ) n1. (Cookery) a small ball of dough cooked and served with stew
2. (Cookery) a pudding consisting of a round pastry case filled with fruit: apple dumpling.
3. informal a short plump person
[C16: dump-, perhaps variant of lump1 + -ling1]
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dump•ling
(ˈdʌmp lɪŋ)
n. 1. a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soups or stews.
2. a wrapping of dough enclosing fruit or a savory filling and steamed, baked, or fried.
3. a short, stout person.
[1590–1600;
dump (of uncertain orig.) +
-ling1]
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dumpling
A small ball of dough, usually cooked and served with stew, or in a soup.
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