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stipple

/'stɪpəl/

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verb
produce a mottled effect
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"The sunlight stippled the trees"

Similar:

speckle

type of:
cloud mottle dapple
verb
apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
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type of:
paint
verb
engrave by means of dots and flicks
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type of:
etch engrave
verb
make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
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type of:
paint

Examples of stipple

"The sunlight stippled the trees"