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speckle

Nouns

• (n) a small contrasting part of something
  • a bald spot
  • a leopard's spots
  • a patch of clouds
  • patches of thin ice
  • a fleck of red
  dapple, maculation, patch, fleck, spot,

Verbs

• (v) produce a mottled effect
  • The sunlight stippled the trees
  stipple,
• (v) mark with small spots
  • speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots
  bespeckle,

Synonyms

dapple maculation patch fleck spot stipple bespeckle

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