n. & v.
n. a small hollow or dent in the flesh, esp. in the cheeks or chin.
v. 1 intr. produce or show dimples. 2 tr. produce dimples in (a cheek etc.). dimply adj.
[ ME prob. f. OE dympel (unrecorded) f. a Gmc root dump-, perh. a nasalized form rel. to DEEP ]