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Dumpling

Sense 1: Noun (Food)

A dumpling is a small mass of dough, often filled with meat, vegetables, or cheese, and cooked by boiling or steaming.

Example sentence: Grandma prepared a delicious batch of chicken dumplings for dinner.

Sense 2: Noun (Gesture)

A dumpling can also refer to a soft round mass, resembling the shape of a dumpling, that forms when someone clenches their fist.

Example sentence: She punched him in the face, leaving a dumpling-shaped bruise on his cheek.