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dotting

verb , present participle of dot

Synonyms and Antonyms of dotting

1 to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on

a hillside dotted with wildflowers

Synonyms of dotting

bestrewing, peppering, scattering, sowing, spotting, spraying, sprinkling, strewing

Words Related to dotting

blanketing, drizzling, dusting

dappling, flecking, speckling, stippling

bespattering, spattering

2 to mark with small spots especially unevenly

the practice of some chefs of positioning a small portion of food in the center and dotting the rest of the plate with sauce

Synonyms of dotting

blotching, dappling, flecking, freckling, marbling, mottling, peppering, shooting, specking, speckling, splotching, spotting, sprinkling, stippling

Words Related to dotting

blotting, dyeing, staining

banding, barring, streaking, striping

interspersing, setting, studding

bespattering, spattering

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