Noun
a ripe banana with lots of brown speckles
the cat has a speckle of orange right at her whiskers Verbspeckled the cookies with colored sugar
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The blanket, wrapped tightly around a baby, and its flourishes of red embroidery looking eerily like speckles of blood.—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025 Were it found on Earth instead of Mars, the rock’s speckles would likely be interpreted as evidence for a microbial feeding frenzy that occurred long ago.—Humberto Basilio, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
Created by James Beard Award winner and Bottega’s former pastry chef, Dolester Miles, the cake itself is speckled with ground pecans, which add texture and sweetness, which are brushed with simple syrup.—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025 The same kind of misunderstanding speckles the discourse around Live Laugh Love, his stellar new album.—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for speckle
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