1. small spots or marks scattered over a surface

1. marking or covering with small spots
Usage: present participle of speckle

Examples

• The bird’s egg showed beautiful brown speckling against its pale blue shell.
• Age spots created a light speckling across her hands.
• The artist was speckling the canvas with white paint to create a starry effect.
• Rain was speckling the dusty windshield.
• The speckling on the trout’s back helped it blend with the rocky stream bottom.
• She noticed speckling on the old photograph from years of handling.
• The painter was carefully speckling the wall to achieve a textured finish.