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See also: dappled

BNC: 33619 COCA: 27730

dapple

1 of 2

noun

dap·​ple ˈda-pəl How to pronounce dapple (audio)
1
: any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their background
2
: the quality or state of being dappled
3
: a dappled animal

dapple

2 of 2

verb

dappled; dappling ˈda-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce dapple (audio)

transitive verb

: to mark with dapples

intransitive verb

: to produce a dappled pattern
sun dappling through trees

Example Sentences

Noun the clouds threw dapples of shadow over the eerily quiet street Verb sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Piglet is a Chihuahua-dachshund mix, with a genetic condition called double dapple that causes eyesight and hearing difficulties. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Jan. 2022 What happens when athletes, guilty or not, cry sabotage and cite the ease with which the Cologne study manufactured positive tests from a dime-sized dapple of translucent ointment? Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2021 Fill shadowy areas with shade-loving plants to take advantage of the leftover sun dapple. Jessie Kissinger, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2020 Creaky wood sounds echo over speakers, dapples of light reflecting off the water shine through cracks and portholes, and the bar slings tiki drinks to every good pirate in attendance. Tirion Morris, azcentral, 24 Oct. 2019 White Anemone japonica dapple Achnaterum brachytrichum, an ethereal plume whose downy flower heads, Mr. Quibel noted, glitter in the early morning dew. Amy Merrick, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2018 As the butter melts, begin to season it: let a few sprinkles of rosemary dapple the foaming butter, a few pinches of salt, and a grind or two of pepper. Talia Lavin, Bon Appetit, 15 May 2017 Missing dog: Shadow, a black-and-dapple Aussie-Shepard mix with dark brown eyes and weighing about 50 pounds is missing and was last seen June 14 near West Street and Morse Road in Berea. Rich Heileman, cleveland.com, 16 June 2017 The sun streams through the multicolored leaves of oak trees and dapples thousands of alumni and fans in patches of light and shade. Matthew Davis, The Atlantic, 10 May 2017
Verb
Slow down, take deep breaths and enjoy how the trees dapple the sunlight. New York Times, 5 July 2021 Nine dental suites, a pharmacy and a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen branch off the sun-dappled atrium. Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2020 In press dispatches and news analysis pieces, the stately old Southern order is evoked with scenes of dappled sunlight under Spanish moss–draped oak trees. Paul Bowers, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2020 Cheese slices start at $3 (or $2 during happy hour) and come with an almost translucent crust dappled with pretty brown spots. oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2020 As the frigid Alaskan waters lapped at his heels, Patrick Druckenmiller repositioned his saw against the algae-dappled rock. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2020 Tiffany also exploited the abstract, mottled effects of molten glass to evoke the textures of foliage and a sky softly dappled with clouds. Steven Litt, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2020 De Hooch was fascinated by the interplay between light and various surfaces, painting calm, sun-dappled courtyard and interior scenes. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Dec. 2019 In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, Charlie Hamilton James photographed an elephant amid sun-dappled ferns. Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 25 Nov. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English dappel-gray, adjective, gray marked with spots of another color

First Known Use

Noun

1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of dapple was in 1580
BNC: 33619 COCA: 27730

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