stipple, v.
(stippled, stipples, stippling)
(stippled, stipples, stippling)
produce a mottled effect
<verb.contact>
speckle stipple
sample sentences
"The sunlight stippled the trees"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
<verb.creation>
stipple
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
<verb.creation>
stipple
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
engrave by means of dots and flicks
<verb.creation>
stipple
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym