1. a small spot or mark, especially one of many on a surface

1. to mark with small spots or flecks

Examples

• The bird’s egg had brown speckles all over its shell.
• Freckles are tiny speckles on the skin.
• The artist used white paint to speckle the dark canvas.
• Mud speckled her boots after the hike.
• The granite countertop was speckled with black and gray.
• Rain began to speckle the windshield.
• Each speckle on the butterfly’s wing formed a beautiful pattern.