flecked; flecking; flecks
2
: to color as if by sprinkling with flecks
His wit is flecked with sarcasm.—
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Verb
She flecked the canvas with blue paint.
to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface
Noun
a brown cloth with flecks of yellow
The police found flecks of blood on his clothes.
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Corey Buhay, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
Among the other standouts are Klimt’s Blooming Meadow (1908)—a sea of green grass and trees flecked with blue, yellow, and pink dabs of wildflowers—and six figurative bronzes by Matisse.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Early skiers dotted the snowy avenues in neon flecks, and the schussing of skis harmonized with the creaking of trees in a light wind.
—Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Come January, snow transforms the state into a watercolor of blues and whites—a painting flecked with glassy skating ponds and woolly evergreens.
—Corey Buhay, Outside, 13 Nov. 2025
Among the other standouts are Klimt’s Blooming Meadow (1908)—a sea of green grass and trees flecked with blue, yellow, and pink dabs of wildflowers—and six figurative bronzes by Matisse.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
In addition, there are uncounted swarms of much smaller flecks that may be barely visible to the eye but pack a powerful destructive wallop moving at such speeds.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Early skiers dotted the snowy avenues in neon flecks, and the schussing of skis harmonized with the creaking of trees in a light wind.
—Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Fleck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleck. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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