dapple
dapple · dapples · dappled · dappling
чудить, дурачиться, капризничать, покрывать пятнами
sprenkeln, scheckig machen, besprenkeln, betüpfeln
To mark or become marked with mottling or spotsTo mark or become marked with mottling or spots.
» The path was dappled with sunlight.
Auf dem Pfade schimmerten Flecken Sonnenlichts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo mark or become marked with mottling or spots.
sprenkeln, scheckig machen, besprenkeln
чудитьčuditʹ, дурачитьсяduračitʹsja, капризничатьkaprizničatʹ
More definitions
- colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
Examples
1 sentencesThe path was dappled with sunlight.
deAuf dem Pfade schimmerten Flecken Sonnenlichts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to mark with spots:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to mark with spots:
Origin
Uncertain. The adjective is first attested circa 1550 though the first element is alreadyUncertain. The adjective is first attested circa 1550 though the first element is already attested in dapple-grey as early as 1386, in Middle English, and later as dappled circa 1400; the OED suggests either:
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Forms
dapples, dappling, dappled, dappledSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 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