fleck

¹fleck

verb \ˈflek\

Definition of FLECK

transitive verb

1

: streak, spot <whitecaps flecked the blue sea>

2

: to color as if by sprinkling with flecks <his wit is flecked with sarcasm — James Atlas>

Examples of FLECK

1. She flecked the canvas with blue paint.
2. <to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface>

Origin of FLECK

back-formation from flecked spotted, from Middle English; akin to Old High German flec spot, Old Norse flekkr

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to FLECK

Synonyms: blotch, dapple, dot, spot, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, stipple

Related Words: blot, dye, stain; band, bar, streak, stripe; intersperse, set, stud; bespatter, spatter

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Rhymes with FLECK

beck, Cech, check, Czech, deck, dreck, Eck, heck, Lech, lek, neck, pec, peck, reck, sec, sneck, spec, speck, trek, wreak, wreck