dapple

a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part the clouds threw dapples of shadow over the eerily quiet street Synonyms blotch, spot, dot, eyespot, fleck, mottle, patch, pip, point, speck, speckle, splotchRelated Words birthmark, freckle, mole; blob, blot, mark, smear, smudge, smutch, stain; spatter, splash; polka dot

to mark with small spots especially unevenly sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads Synonyms blotch, spot, dot, fleck, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, stippleRelated Words blot, dye, stain; band, bar, streak, stripe; intersperse, set, stud; bespatter, spatter