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speckled

/ˈspek.əld/

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adjective

/ˈspek.əld/B2formal
  • ruОписывает поверхность, покрытую множеством мелких пятен или цветных участков.

Describes a surface that is marked with many small spots or patches of color.

  1. Marked with small spotsB1formal

    Covered or marked with many small spots or patches of color.

    ruПятнистый

    • The bird's eggs are speckled with brown dots.
    • She wore a speckled dress to the party.
    • The old table had a speckled surface from years of use.

    Synonymsdottedfleckedmottledpatchypiedspeckedspottedstippled

  2. Having a mottled patternB2formal

    Having a pattern of small, irregular marks or patches.

    ruПятнистый

    • The speckled frog blended perfectly with the forest floor.
    • The artist painted a speckled sky to represent a starry night.
    • The dog's coat was speckled with white and black patches.

    Synonymsdappleddottedfleckedfreckledmottledspottedstippled

    Antonymsplainsoliduniform

Forms
  • more speckled comparative form
  • most speckled superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

speckle/ˈspɛk.əl/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий покрывать или отмечать что-либо мелкими пятнами или участками цвета или света.

A verb meaning to mark or cover something with small spots or patches of color or light.

  1. Mark with small spotsB2formal

    To cover or mark something with many small spots or patches of color.

    ruПокрывать крапинками

    • The artist speckled the canvas with tiny dots of blue paint.
    • Sunlight speckled the forest floor through the leaves.
    • The bird's eggs are speckled with brown and gray.

    Synonymsbespeckledappledotfleckfrecklemottlepepperspeckspotstipple

  2. Produce a mottled effectB2formal

    To create a pattern of irregular spots or patches on a surface.

    ruПокрывать крапинками

    • The rain speckled the window with droplets.
    • Age had speckled the old photograph with yellow spots.
    • The light from the stained glass speckled the wall with colors.

    Synonymsbespeckledappledotfleckmottlespotsprinklestipple

Forms
  • speckled past participle
  • speckled past simple
  • speckling present participle
  • speckles third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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