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speckle

/ˈspɛkəl/ /ˈspɛkəl/
verbnoun Regular verbspeckle speckled
  1. 1 beneklemek, noktalarla bezemek
  2. 2 benek countable

Definition (English)

  1. To mark with small spots.
  2. A very small spot or mark of a different colour.

Example Sentences

  1. The artist decided to speckle the canvas with tiny dots.
    Sanatçı tuvali küçük noktalarla beneklemeye karar verdi.
  2. Raindrops began to speckle the dusty windowpane.
    Yağmur damlaları tozlu pencere camını beneklemeye başladı.
  3. The eggs were pale blue with small brown speckles.
    Yumurtalar küçük kahverengi benekli açık maviydi.
  4. There were speckles of white paint on his glasses.
    Gözlüğünde beyaz boya benekleri vardı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base speckle
/ˈspɛkəl/
Past speckled
/ˈspɛkəld/
Participle speckled
/ˈspɛkəld/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dspeckle → speckled

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. speckled /ˈspɛkəld/

Synonyms

spotdotstipplefleck

Collocations

speckle withspeckled patternspeckle the surfacespeckle the fabricspeckled appearance

Related Words

markpatterncolorstaintexture