spackle

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verb

spack·​le ˈspa-kəl How to pronounce spackle (audio)
spackled; spackling ˈspa-k(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce spackle (audio)

transitive verb

: to apply Spackle paste or other crack-filling paste to

Spackle

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trademark

used for a compound that is used as a filler for cracks or holes in a surface

Examples of spackle in a Sentence

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Before spackling, make sure the hole is flat with the surrounding wallboard. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 The mountain’s 3,000-foot head wall, parts of it overhanging and spackled in corniced snow and ice, is roughly the size of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023 Step 2: Spackle the Wall Generously apply spackle to the patch with a three-inch circumference around it. Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 15 Feb. 2023 If anything, an ideal course of action might be targeting one more run stuffer, perhaps the Giants' Dalvin Tomlinson, in a continued effort to spackle over the loss of injured Vita Vea. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2020 Their latest work, out this week in PNAS, breaks down the interesting chemical properties of the sticky spackle the aphids use to patch the hole. Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2019 But nothing can repair an image and spackle a legacy like the World Cup. John Branch Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das John Branch Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das John Branch John Branch Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das Andrew Das John Branch Andrew Das Andrew Das John Branch John Branch Andrew Das John Branch Andrew Das Rory Smith, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2022 The butter is salted and soft enough to spackle the bread yellow from edge to edge without the knife scratching harshly. Bettina Makalintal, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2021 Use spackle to fill in the adjustable shelving holes inside the Billy bookcases. Jada Jackson, House Beautiful, 26 Apr. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Spackle

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spackle was circa 1940

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“Spackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spackle. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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