Mottle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained.
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The tree's bark was mottled by the effects of age and weathering.
- The sunlight mottled the forest floor with dappled shadows and light.
- Time and climate had mottled the ancient manuscript's parchment.
- Fungal infections had begun to mottle the once healthy leaves.
- Their skin, worn and weathered, began to mottle with age spots and wrinkles.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The sunlight filtering through the trees mottled the forest floor with patches of light and shade.
- The stone was beautifully mottled with shades of red and gold that seemed to shimmer in the light.
- The artist's use of watercolour mottled the painting with soft, blended colours that gave it a dreamy quality.
- The marble countertop was mottled with streaks of darker and lighter grey that added to its elegant appearance.
- Years of exposure to the elements had mottled the statue's surface with green and black stains.