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
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
They apparently included one Varanus douarrha, a newly discovered species of monitor lizard, with black skin and white-yellow stippling that, at times, appeared to gleam bronze.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 9, 2017
The area of buff on the dorsal surface of each specimen is reduced by a fine, blackish mottling and stippling, and the venter of each is grayish.
From Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea by George W. Byers
