blotch
To mark with blotchesTo mark with blotches.
» The bird was a dark blotch against the sky.
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2 senses(transitive)To mark with blotches.
1918, D. H. Lawrence, Parliament Hill in the Evening in New Poems, The houses fade in a melt of mist Blotching the thick, soiled air With reddish places that still resist The Night’s slow care.
mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
(intransitive)To develop blotches, to become blotchy.
Examples
4 sentencesThe bird was a dark blotch against the sky.
There's a blotch of ink in the table cloth.
Bright yellow blotches up to one-fourth inch in diameter appear around the punctures produced by the feeding of this insect.
Blotches of dirt were stuck to Ziri's face.
Origin
Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of blot + botch.Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of blot + botch.
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Forms
blotches, blotching, blotched, blotchedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.