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dumpling

[duhmp-ling] / ˈdʌmp lɪŋ /


NOUN
milquetoast
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"We have jerk pork, we have rice and peas, we have jerk chicken, curry goat, stewed chicken, fried dumpling and plantain," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

We stop at a northern-style dumpling chain, a new import that’s caught on fast.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 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

Din Tai Fung is a family business that sold its first dumpling in Taipei in 1972 and now numbers more than 165 locations worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025

She dips her spoon into a container of chicken dumpling soup, swimming in grease.

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender

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

After getting to know them, he found himself sharing dumplings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

Courtesy of Yankee Magazine’s Amy Traverso, this simplified rendition of old-fashioned chicken and dumplings starts with store-bought chicken stock, a rotisserie chicken and drop dumplings.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

Street vendors push food carts piled with steamed dumplings, smoked beef teriyaki sticks, and roasted peanuts along the sidewalks and begin to set up for another day of business.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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