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dumpling

[duhmp-ling] / ˈdʌmp lɪŋ /


NOUN
milquetoast
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Amazon is now awash with squishy products: There is a cheese squishy, glitter dumpling squishies and even a squishy that resembles a stick of butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

But that has largely been the result of viewers dumpling cable, not actual growth in the market, data show.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026

What’s funny is that if you tell someone you’re honing the perfect sourdough or carbonara or cacio e pepe or dumpling fold, they’ll clutch their pearls in shared devotion.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

Mahan paused, his chopsticks hovering over a custard dumpling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025

I saw half a little black mustache—it seemed to be dripping out of his nostril—a scrawny neck, a head that seemed more dumpling than stone.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

She started crying over a dinner of chicken and dumplings she made for her family while talking about the prospect of leaving their longtime home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

They often resemble dumplings, but children "can't see what's inside the box so they're excited to see which one they get".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

These rice rolls, siu mai dumplings, egg waffles, and curried fish balls, the classics remain.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now have to give up as Japan tightens visa rules.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Speaking of meals,” he said, “your ma is having chicken and dumplings for supper. Now we don’t want to miss that, so let’s get busy.”

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls




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