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speckle (n):
a small contrasting part of something
Samples
a bald spot.
a leopard's spots.
a patch of clouds.
patches of thin ice.
a fleck of red

speckle (v):
mark with small spots
Samples
speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots

speckle (v):
produce a mottled effect
Samples
The sunlight stippled the trees

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