Explore Dumpling through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like dumplings or pasta. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dumpling meaning
- A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
- Specifically, a ball of dough used in stews and other sauced dishes; a thick noodle.
Using Dumpling
- The main meaning on this page is: A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough. | Specifically, a ball of dough used in stews and other sauced dishes; a thick noodle. | A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
- Useful related words include: dumplings, pasta, alimentary paste, dessert.
- In the example corpus, dumpling often appears in combinations such as: dumpling and, dumpling house, apple dumpling.
Context around Dumpling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dumpling
- In this selection, "dumpling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, apple, chinese, special, menu, adventure and business stand out and add context to how "dumpling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a special dumpling menu for and a global dumpling sensation with. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dumpling" sits close to words such as abdulrazaq, adan and adolphus, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dumpling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Head to the Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival. (8 words)
In fifth, it's guotie - a type of Chinese dumpling. (10 words)
As a child, the first dish she taught me was this dumpling. (12 words)
The Taiwanese dumpling chain is world famous for its xiao long bao – a pork dumpling dish which requires 40 minutes of hand preparation, made by chefs who are trained for at least six months before they are allowed to work in the restaurant. (43 words)
Each little package is filled with steaming hot broth so, to avoid scalding yourself, you must make a small tear in the dumpling either with chopsticks or your teeth before drinking the liquid and eating the little morsel of pork inside. (41 words)
Van Fleet recalls when the Red Guard stormed a dumpling restaurant while she ate with her parents, shaming all the patrons for exploiting the restaurant workers and making them wash their own dishes. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Andy & Elmer’s Apple Dumpling Adventure shares the story of a young entrepreneur named Andy who starts an apple dumpling business with his neighbor Elmer.
The Taiwanese dumpling chain is world famous for its xiao long bao – a pork dumpling dish which requires 40 minutes of hand preparation, made by chefs who are trained for at least six months before they are allowed to work in the restaurant.
In fifth, it's guotie - a type of Chinese dumpling.
Now, New Yorkers get to enjoy the fruits of her labor: At Kubeh, they hand roll each dumpling they serve, carrying on this delicious, sacred tradition of comfort food.
Van Fleet recalls when the Red Guard stormed a dumpling restaurant while she ate with her parents, shaming all the patrons for exploiting the restaurant workers and making them wash their own dishes.
A folded crescent, almost dumpling-shaped bag popped up in every city, as well as the east-west silhouette continuing strong.
As a child, the first dish she taught me was this dumpling.
At one point my partner borrowed one of our kids’ night lights, a white Chinese dumpling, which they’d been given as a birthday present.
Each little package is filled with steaming hot broth so, to avoid scalding yourself, you must make a small tear in the dumpling either with chopsticks or your teeth before drinking the liquid and eating the little morsel of pork inside.
New options this year include soup dumplings from Dumpling House, Chili Crunch Yakisoba at Noodle Nirvana, and a roving ice cream cart selling a house-made take on the Choco Taco.
The Devon Dumpling has been a gathering spot for all, whether for celebrating milestones, supporting local events, or simply sharing a quiet pint/dinner after a long day.
The vegan dumpling is a deep-fried lentil flour concoction, fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
You may never know that one day you would be having curry ‘bak chang’ (rice dumpling), and no one will be complaining about it because this is Sarawak,” he said.
Din Tai Fung is a global dumpling sensation, with the Taiwanese restaurant chain now boasting more than 160 restaurants worldwide.
Head to the Arizona Bao and Dumpling Festival.
Johnny Boy, the newest bus boy at Harbin Dumpling, can speak both Mandarin and French and whistles classical music while it works.
On the big night, will team up with the Chinese Laundry to create a special dumpling menu for celebrating diners.
On the big night, Xu will team up with the Chinese Laundry to create a special dumpling menu for celebrating diners.
Place the filling at the center of the circle and start pleating the edges until you come full circle, forming a standard dumpling shape.
Revered for its attention to detail, Din Tai Fung caught the attention of Japanese tourists, launching a worldwide dumpling empire that now stretches across 13 countries.
Common combinations with dumpling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: