speckle
noun
a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
have speckled
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present perfectof speckle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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It’s important that we can speak to why we are not serving flounder and have speckled sea trout instead.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2024
Some are solid in hue; others have speckled skin.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2021
It looks beautiful, too—you have speckled black bits all over the plate and all over the meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2015
The two fawns were still young enough to have speckled coats, but as the summer went on they would lose their spots and become as brown as their mother.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
The oven-bird and several members of the sparrow tribe, among other birds, have speckled and streaked breasts, too.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Neltje Blanchan
