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speckle
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1speck·le

noun \ˈspe-kəl\

Definition of SPECKLE

: a little speck (as of color)
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Examples of SPECKLE

  1. a ripe banana with lots of brown speckles
  2. <the cat has a speckle of orange right at her whiskers>

Origin of SPECKLE

Middle English; akin to Old English specca
First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SPECKLE

Synonyms
blotch, dapple, dot, eyespot, fleck, mottle, patch, pip, point, speck, spot, splotch

Rhymes with SPECKLE

deckle, freckle, heckle, shekel

2speckle

transitive verb
speck·ledspeck·ling \-k(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SPECKLE

1
: to mark with speckles
2
: to be distributed in or on like speckles

Examples of SPECKLE

  1. <speckled the cookies with colored sugar>

First Known Use of SPECKLE

15th century

Related to SPECKLE

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

Rhymes with SPECKLE

freckle

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