speckled; speckling
ˈspe-k(ə-)liŋ 
Examples of speckle in a Sentence
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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Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The brick wall of the slanted building behind us shone white, and speckles of shadows played over the table when the wind swept through the foliage above us.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
The eggs are dipped into the white chocolate coating and speckled with a mixture of cocoa powder and water with the flick of a pastry brush, according to the recipe.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Noun
With a super-bright laser light engine, image speckle, as in grainy, shimmering artifacts, can become an issue.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The brick wall of the slanted building behind us shone white, and speckles of shadows played over the table when the wind swept through the foliage above us.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
The bird still has its iconic red breast, but its typically dark feathers are speckled with bits of white.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
The eggs are dipped into the white chocolate coating and speckled with a mixture of cocoa powder and water with the flick of a pastry brush, according to the recipe.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Speckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speckle. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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speckle
1 of 2 noun
speck·le
ˈspek-əl
: a small mark (as of color)
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