: any of the small brownish spots in the skin due to augmented melanin production that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight
freckled; freckling
ˈfre-k(ə-)liŋ 
: to sprinkle or mark with freckles or small spots
: to become marked with freckles
freck·ly
ˈfrek(ə)lē
-li
often -er/-est
: marked with freckles : freckled
a freckly face
a freckly skin
Examples of freckle in a Sentence
Noun
a pale, redheaded girl with freckles across her cheeks
Verb
His skin freckles but doesn't tan.
Tiny black spots freckled the walls.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Led to her bedroom, Cathy learns its walls were painted to match her skin, down to a freckle.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
Anna Earl, Parents, 1 June 2026
Chloroplasts visibly freckled each cell from end to end.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Keep an eye out for tiny black dots that could resemble new freckles.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Led to her bedroom, Cathy learns its walls were painted to match her skin, down to a freckle.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 May 2026
Verb
This Scottish name means speckled or freckled and has become way more commonly used than its original spelling—Brice—over the decades.
—Anna Earl, Parents, 1 June 2026
Chloroplasts visibly freckled each cell from end to end.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
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“Freckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freckle. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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