speckle

²speckle

verb

speck·ledspeck·ling\-k(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SPECKLE

transitive verb

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

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

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Rhymes with SPECKLE

freckle