speckled; speckling
ˈspe-k(ə-)liŋ 
Examples of speckle in a Sentence
Noun
a ripe banana with lots of brown speckles
the cat has a speckle of orange right at her whiskers
Verb
speckled the cookies with colored sugar
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Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
Their backs are a mixture of cream dots, orange-ish speckles and brown blotches.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 June 2025
Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2025
The parents were concerned by the illness that had speckled their children’s bodies and weakened their breathing, but their distrust of vaccines and hospitals ran deeper.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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Noun
There were also triangles of golden tomatoes and speckles of pickled red onion throughout.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
Their backs are a mixture of cream dots, orange-ish speckles and brown blotches.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 June 2025
Verb
At least 40% of the banana should be speckled black or brown.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 July 2025
The parents were concerned by the illness that had speckled their children’s bodies and weakened their breathing, but their distrust of vaccines and hospitals ran deeper.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 4 June 2025
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“Speckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speckle. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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speckle
1 of 2 noun
speck·le
ˈspek-əl
: a small mark (as of color)
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