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How to pronounce dapple in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot
Type of marking
Has types facula, fret, macula, macule, mock sun, nebula, parhelion, pinpoint, plaque, solar facula, speck, splash, sundog, sunspot, worn spot
Type Words
Synonyms cloud, mottle
Type of spot
Has types harlequin, speckle, stipple

Examples of dapple

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Seaweed and silt drifted by my mask as sunlight began to dapple the water around me.
From the stltoday.com
But Nick Cave and Warren Ellis's score is merely a gentle dapple of background music.
From the guardian.co.uk
Jeep trails wind through the acreage and beaches dapple the coastline.
From the forbes.com
Pale green ash leaves dapple the ground, torn early from the trees before turning yellow.
From the guardian.co.uk
Dapple won and with the $20K grant they were able to seriously boot-strap the business.
From the gothamgal.com
Islands of this high-tech entrepreneurial culture dapple the country.
From the time.com
White oak trees will dapple the landscape with flashes of green.
From the washingtontimes.com
She is a 1-year-old dapple-coated miniature Dachshund.
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She is a 1-year-old dapple-coated miniature dachshund.
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  • Mottle: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
  • Spot: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
  • (dappled) having spots or patches of color
  • A mottled marking, usually in clusters; An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat; To mark or become marked with mottling or spots; Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled
  • (Dappled) Mottled marking of different colours, no one predominant (e.g. Dachshund).
  • (Dapples) Round, colored markings on a horse's coat.
  • (Dappling) Roundish-shaped clusters of lighter pigment surrounded by dark borders. Generally considered a reflection of good health. Most likely reflect blood-flow patterns in horse's skin; also could indicate slight variations in hair texture and growth patterns, which make the dapples stand out.
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  • A mottled or variegated coat color pattern. Single dapple is expressed as lighter color areas contrasting with the darker base color, which may be acceptable color. Looks like the merle effect in Shelties, Collies, etc., except that it is found in Dachshunds. Color definitions may vary by breed. ...