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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

A chance to reconsider not just the dumpling, but the story we tell about what Polish food is, though the pierogi rethink doesn’t stop at fillings.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

The question of whether "ducana" – a sweet potato and coconut dumpling – should or should not contain raisins has divided local residents for decades.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

Mara nodded as she chewed on a dumpling.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri




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