Synonyms of speckling

speckling

verb

present participle of speckle

as in sprinkling

to mark with small spots especially unevenly

speckled the cookies with colored sugar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprinkling
• dotting
• staining
• flecking
• mottling
• spotting
• peppering
• dappling
• dyeing
• blotching
• stippling
• freckling
• splotching
• specking
• marbling
• striping
• shooting
• blotting
• streaking
• banding
• interspersing
• spattering
• barring
• studding
• setting
• bespattering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speckling

And this image has no shortage of suns, with twinkling stars speckling the entire cosmic landscape, diffraction spikes and all. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Last month’s Salesman release deviated from the historic pair’s colorblocking ever so slightly with the midsole making greater use of red, but no such deviation is see on the sole of Awake’s (speckling excluded). — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026