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Definitions

dog-ear

[dawg-eer, dog-] / ˈdɔgˌɪər, ˈdɒg- /
VERB
crease
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crinkle pleat pucker wrinkle
STRONG
bend cockle corrugate crimp crumple plait purse ridge
WEAK
double up ruck up screw up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
smooth straighten
VERB
fold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bend crimp curl knit tuck
STRONG
cockle corrugate crisp crumple double furrow gather groove hem intertwine lap overlap overlay plait pleat plicate pucker purse replicate ridge ruck ruffle telescope wrinkle
WEAK
double over ruche turn under
Antonyms
STRONGEST
straighten
STRONG
divide open smooth
WEAK
flatten free loose loosen unbend

Example Sentences

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New York shopper Helen Kaplow acknowledges it’s easier to thumb through catalogs and circle items of interest or dog-ear the pages, rather than scrolling through websites.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

Eco-friendly nomads will dog-ear this wonderful guide on how to choose the least impactful methods of travel, how to best protect wildlife, how to travel more mindfully, and more.

From Fox News • Nov. 28, 2021

These days, admittedly, I fox and dog-ear and scribble in my books, but I understand these to be signs of love rather than of disrespect.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2020

The expert team of book-handlers would not only dog-ear and stain the volumes but write marginal comments such as “Rubbish”, “Why?”

From The Guardian • Jan. 6, 2017

Mosley opened the book and unfolded the dog-ear.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly