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speckle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'speckle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Speckle [ n.]
- A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
2 . Speckle [ v. t.]
- To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.

Meaning of 'speckle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . speckle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a small contrasting part of something
Example in sentence:
  • a bald spot;
  • a fleck of red;
  • a leopard's spots;
  • a patch of clouds;
  • patches of thin ice
2 . speckle [ v]
Meaning (2):
- mark with small spots
Example in sentence:
  • speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots
Meaning (3):
- produce a mottled effect
Example in sentence:
  • The sunlight stippled the trees