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dumpling Definition

dump·ling (dumpliŋ)

noun

  1. a small piece of dough, steamed or boiled and served with meat or soup
  2. a crust of dough filled with fruit and steamed or baked
  3. Informal a short, fat person or animal

Etymology: < ?

dumpling Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • steam: Small steamed dumplings called momos may be filled with meat or cheese.
  • eat: Large Dumplings I just ate the largest dumpling I've ever seen.
  • fill: Across northern China, where dry cereals are widely grown, filled dumplings and bread are very common.
  • make: I saw my sister make the make the dumpling, which was boiled in a cloth.
  • have: John had a dumpling for supper; my sister gave it him.
  • add: You should now have a very tasty stew to add those dumplings to!

Modifies a noun

  • soup: From a throw it all in the pan stir fry to a complicated dumpling soup Chinese food is a great British favorite.

Adjective modifier

  • fried: The second floor has several dining sections where the fried dumplings are highly recommended.
  • Chinese: We then had a go at making Chinese dumplings or Dim Sum.
  • small: Everything seemed to be served with small, high-quality dumplings!
  • grilled: A plate of grilled chicken dumplings ( £ 3.30 ) were different from the ones that came with the bento.
  • large: Whenever there was prolonged snowy weather, my mother invariably made a large dumpling, owing to its high calorie content.
  • little: You will live forever in our hearts my little dumpling.

Preposition: with

  • filling: Other typical Polish dishes are fish soup, sauerkraut with wild mushrooms or peas and Polish dumplings with various fillings.

Noun used with modifier

  • cloutie: Sample five festive malts along with cloutie dumpling, mince pies and a couple of other treats!
  • clootie: They made a clootie dumpling, a huge round pudding tied up in a cloth.
  • prawn: For starters I had the pork and prawn dumplings and my friend had spring rolls.
  • rice: The first is the rice dumplings which are cooked for this event.
  • potato: Just great lager and a simple range of snack meals ( consisting mainly of cheese dishes, pickled sausages and potato dumplings ).
  • herb: The polenta and herb dumplings are light and filled with the flavor of the casserole.