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dappling

Variant of dapple

adjective

marked or variegated with spots; mottled
also dappled

noun

  1. a spotted condition
  2. an animal whose skin is spotted

transitive verb, intransitive verb dappled, dappling

to cover or become covered with spots, as of a different color: daisies dappled the meadow

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