: 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
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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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
Now, that’s nearly gone, showing only a ghostly impression against the freckles on his skin.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
The profiteroles, drizzled with warm, rich, dark chocolate, are like little elegant ice cream sandwiches freckled with powdered sugar.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Once she's done, the video cuts to a pic of child Billie staring down the camera with the cutest smattering of freckles across her face.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
Now, that’s nearly gone, showing only a ghostly impression against the freckles on his skin.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
More than 800 Wetherspoon chain pubs freckle the country — from The Muckle Cross in Scotland to The Tremenheere in Cornwall.
—Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
The profiteroles, drizzled with warm, rich, dark chocolate, are like little elegant ice cream sandwiches freckled with powdered sugar.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Freckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freckle. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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