dapple
noun
a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
dapples
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present tense formof dapple (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Does your manic pixie dream girl complex fantasize about an ethereal-looking stranger mesmerized in reverie as they gaze upon the dapples of fluorescent Tom Bradley terminal lights reflecting off this sumptuously swamp-hued fabric?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
I like the little dapples of light, too.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
It sets apart the mansion, reveals its layered additions, dapples the Frick in shade.
From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2014
They blossom into blobs and dapples and flecks and fronds of colour, manifestations of the artist's daydreaming delight.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2010
The sun shone down through the rustling of ferns and stunted cypress of the island in dapples of light and shadow.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
