Meaning & use
dappling
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Marking a surface with spots or patches of a different shade or color.
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Sunlight was dappling the forest floor through gaps in the canopy.
The artist enjoyed dappling the horse's coat with subtle gray tones.
A note on using this word
Often used to describe the play of light through leaves, as well as the natural spotted coats of dapple-gray horses.
Words with a similar meaning
mottlingspeckling
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