stipple

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verb

1. engrave by means of dots and flicks
• Topics:
art, artistic creation, artistic production
• Hypernyms:
engrave, etch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
• Derivationally related forms:
stippler
• Topics:
art, artistic creation, artistic production
• Hypernyms:
paint
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
• Derivationally related forms:
stippler
• Hypernyms:
paint
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. produce a mottled effect
- The sunlight stippled the trees
• Syn:
speckle
• Derivationally related forms:
speckle (for: speckle)
• Hypernyms:
mottle, dapple, cloud
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something