A verb that means making dimples in dough with fingertips
dimple v. to mark with or as if with dimples; produce dimples in
A user on a recipe exchange forum asks:
When preparing focaccia, what does "dimpling" mean?
To which the first response is:
Dimpling means pressing your fingers into the dough to create 'dimples.'
Indeed, this focaccia recipe instructs one to (emphasis mine):
Use the tips of your fingers to dimple the entire top of the focaccia.