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ondear — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dimple noun A small natural indentation in the skin, especially near the corners of the mouth or on the cheek.
  • slither verb To move smoothly across a surface with a side-to-side, gliding motion, the way a snake does.
  • squirm verb To twist and wriggle the body, like a worm or snake.
  • undulate verb To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
  • wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.

Senses

ondear is used for these senses in English:

  • dimple (intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling.
  • slither (intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.
  • squirm (intransitive) To twist one's body with snakelike motions.
  • undulate (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
  • undulate (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
  • wave (transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

dimple — full definition

  1. noun A small natural indentation in the skin, especially near the corners of the mouth or on the cheek.
  2. noun A small dent or indentation in any surface.
  3. verb To form a small indentation, or to show a dimple by smiling.

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