Meaning & use
stipple
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To create a pattern or shading using small dots or specks, especially in drawing or painting.
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The artist used a fine brush to stipple shadows onto the portrait.
She stippled the ceiling with a textured paint roller.
A note on using this word
Also used as a noun for the resulting dotted texture, as in 'a fine stipple of freckles.'
Words with a similar meaning
dotspeckle
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A pattern or texture produced by small dots or specks.
The wall had a rough stipple finish.
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