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stipple
verb
Produce a mottled effect
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verb
Produce a mottled effect
“The sunlight stippled the trees”
verb
Apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
verb
Make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
verb
Engrave by means of dots and flicks
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The sunlight stippled the trees
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