: any of the small brownish spots in the skin due to augmented melanin production that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight
freckled; freckling
ˈfre-k(ə-)liŋ 
: to sprinkle or mark with freckles or small spots
: to become marked with freckles
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Noun
a pale, redheaded girl with freckles across her cheeks
Verb
His skin freckles but doesn't tan.
Tiny black spots freckled the walls.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The base green color never changes, but Hannon added subtle details like freckles and eyebrow transfers.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Fake but seriously lifelike clusters of plants and patches of moss freckle the room’s landscape.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The missing woman is described as 5 feet 10 inches and about 140 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, a knife tattoo on her forearm and freckles on her face, according to a Los Angeles Police Department news release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
The base green color never changes, but Hannon added subtle details like freckles and eyebrow transfers.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Verb
The profiteroles, drizzled with warm, rich, dark chocolate, are like little elegant ice cream sandwiches freckled with powdered sugar.
—Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
Fake but seriously lifelike clusters of plants and patches of moss freckle the room’s landscape.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Freckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freckle. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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