speckled; speckling
ˈspe-k(ə-)liŋ 
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Noun
a ripe banana with lots of brown speckles
the cat has a speckle of orange right at her whiskers
Verb
speckled the cookies with colored sugar
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
This method, known as speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS), essentially shows the rate of blood flow by how quickly the scattering changes.
—New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Spangler’s set is bulky and expensive-looking, seemingly committed to a kind of realism, and yet that soaring netting is speckled with what look like raisins — stationary black dots that are meant to be bees.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
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Noun
So, take this opportunity to score it in teal speckle or linen speckle, before those sell out, too.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024
This method, known as speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS), essentially shows the rate of blood flow by how quickly the scattering changes.
—New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
Alongside pro-Trump banners and at least one poster of Harris with devil horns, Portuguese flags speckled the crowd.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Spangler’s set is bulky and expensive-looking, seemingly committed to a kind of realism, and yet that soaring netting is speckled with what look like raisins — stationary black dots that are meant to be bees.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Speckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speckle. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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speckle
1 of 2 noun
speck·le
ˈspek-əl
: a small mark (as of color)
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