variants
or less commonly dapple
: marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
a dappled fawn
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a forest that was vibrant with the dappled foliage of autumn
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Too Much Sunlight In their native environment of Central and South American jungles, peace lilies grow on the jungle floor beneath the dappled light that comes through the tree canopy.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2024
The mile-high meadows and dappled forests are also a summer sanctuary for the other eight Cahuilla bands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
In Asturias, Spain becomes a dappled place of woods and tilting pastures, moderate temperatures and soothing winds, tumbling clouds, and deep valleys pitched between spectacular peaks.
—Stanley Stewart, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
As the twinkling, sostenuto piano of Daniel Blumberg’s score plays in the background, and slats of dappled light illuminate the elegant chair at the center of the space, the sleek cupboards Tóth has designed open up like the petals of a flower, revealing the minimal shelving underneath.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2024
The mile-high meadows and dappled forests are also a summer sanctuary for the other eight Cahuilla bands.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
In Asturias, Spain becomes a dappled place of woods and tilting pastures, moderate temperatures and soothing winds, tumbling clouds, and deep valleys pitched between spectacular peaks.
—Stanley Stewart, airmail.news, 31 Aug. 2024
As the twinkling, sostenuto piano of Daniel Blumberg’s score plays in the background, and slats of dappled light illuminate the elegant chair at the center of the space, the sleek cupboards Tóth has designed open up like the petals of a flower, revealing the minimal shelving underneath.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dappled
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“Dappled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dappled. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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