STIPPLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • produce a mottled effect
   Synonym(s)
   • speckle (what does speckle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The sunlight stippled the trees
   Hypernyms(s) stipple is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mottle (what does mottle mean?)
   • dapple (what does dapple mean?)
   • cloud (what does cloud mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spot (what does spot mean?)
   • speckle (what does speckle mean?)
   • dapple (what does dapple mean?)
   • patch (what does patch mean?)
   • fleck (what does fleck mean?)
   • maculation (what does maculation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • apply (paint) in small touches
   Hypernyms(s) stipple is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • paint (what does paint mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stippler (what does stippler mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
   Hypernyms(s) stipple is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • paint (what does paint mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stippler (what does stippler mean?)
4. Meaning
   • engrave by means of dots and flicks
   Hypernyms(s) stipple is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • engrave (what does engrave mean?)