stipple
verb (used with object)
to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
stippling
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present participleof stipple.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The sun filtered through a parade of maple and ash beyond the trailhead, stippling the wildflowers below.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2021
Patients sign up online, paying an average of $600 each for a stippling of shots across their foreheads.”
From Fox News ● Jun. 4, 2020
Compare stippling the pages with water spots, unable to put your arms down, with balancing an ashtray on the rim of the tub, unable to put one arm down.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 25, 2019
The initial damage usually shows up as light yellow or gray stippling on the surface of the leaves, but as populations increase, the severity of the damage increases.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2018
Individuals from the northern part of the range are more rugose and have larger blue ventral patches and less gular stippling than those from the south.
From The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacán, México by William E. Duellman
