"stippling" in the verb sense
1. stipple
engrave by means of dots and flicks
2. stipple
make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
3. stipple
apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
4. stipple, speckle
produce a mottled effect
"The sunlight stippled the trees"
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