flecked; flecking; flecks
2
: to color as if by sprinkling with flecks
his wit is flecked with sarcasm—
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Verb
She flecked the canvas with blue paint.
to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface
Noun
a brown cloth with flecks of yellow
The police found flecks of blood on his clothes.
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Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Image But the quality is dubious: smelly, cloudy and flecked with debris.
—Abu Bakr Bashir, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Once the snowmelt begins and flecks of greenery emerge from the powder, many skiers assume the party’s over.
—Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Shilpa lovingly stroked cloth flecked with gold that clocked in at 380 euros a meter, and visualized the shawl that could be made from it.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Image But the quality is dubious: smelly, cloudy and flecked with debris.
—Abu Bakr Bashir, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
Tips and Tricks: During this event, the moon will begin to travel in front of the Pleiades stars around 11 P.M. Eastern Time, concealing several of the blueish flecks as the night goes on.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
Once the snowmelt begins and flecks of greenery emerge from the powder, many skiers assume the party’s over.
—Miles Howard, AFAR Media, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Fleck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleck. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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