dappling

The word “dappling” has 2 syllables: dap-pling

It's pronounced as /ˈdæplɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for dappling?

In the thesaurus, “dappling” has 26 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for dappling along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for dappling

  • banding
  • barring
  • bespattering
  • blotching
  • blotting
  • dotting
  • dyeing
  • flecking
  • freckling
  • interspersing
  • marbling
  • mottling
  • peppering
  • setting
  • shooting
  • spattering
  • specking
  • speckling
  • splotching
  • spotting
  • sprinkling
  • staining
  • stippling
  • streaking
  • striping
  • studding

Meanings of dappling

  • verb
    1. To mark or become marked with mottling or spots.
  • noun
    1. A dappled pattern.

Example Sentences

  • The sunlight was dappling through the leaves, creating a mesmerizing play of light and shadow on the forest floor.
  • The painter captured the beauty of the river, with its surface gently dappling under the midday sun.
  • As the breeze moved the branches, the water in the pond began dappling with reflections of the surrounding trees.
  • In the early morning, the dew on the grass sparkled, dappling the lawn with tiny drops of moisture.
  • The soft waves of the lake were dappling in the afternoon breeze, inviting visitors to its tranquil shores.

On this page you'll find 26 synonyms or another words to dappling, such as: banding, barring, bespattering, blotching, blotting, dotting, dyeing.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

variegating

  • bepainting
  • brightening
  • checkering
  • coloring
  • dappling
  • darkening
  • daubing
  • dyeing
  • embrowning
  • flecking
  • lightening
  • marbling
  • mottling
  • painting
  • patterning
  • pigmenting
  • polychroming
  • specking
  • speckling
  • staining
  • streaking
  • striating
  • striping
  • tincturing
  • tingeing
  • tinging
  • tinting

painting

  • abstract design
  • acrylic
  • airbrushing
  • aquarelle
  • art
  • art work
  • bepainting
  • brightening
  • brushing
  • calcimining
  • canvas
  • canvass
  • characterizing
  • checkering
  • cityscape
  • coating
  • coloring
  • composition
  • covering
  • dappling
  • darkening
  • daubing
  • decorating
  • defining
  • delineating
  • demonstrating
  • depicting
  • depiction
  • describing
  • design
  • diptych
  • displaying
  • distemper
  • drafting
  • drawing
  • dyeing
  • embrowning
  • enameling
  • etching
  • exhibiting
  • finger painting
  • flecking
  • fresco
  • gouache
  • hinting
  • illustrating
  • imaging
  • labeling
  • labelling
  • landscape
  • lightening
  • likeness
  • limning
  • marbling
  • masterpiece
  • mottling
  • mural
  • narrating
  • oil
  • oil painting
  • outlining
  • panorama
  • pastel
  • patterning
  • picture
  • picturing
  • pigmenting
  • polychroming
  • portrait
  • portrayal
  • portraying
  • qualifying
  • reciting
  • recounting
  • redescribing
  • rehearsing
  • reimaging
  • relating
  • rendering
  • reporting
  • representation
  • representing
  • seascape
  • setting out
  • showing
  • showpiece
  • silhouetting
  • sketch
  • sketching
  • specking
  • speckling
  • splashing
  • staining
  • streaking
  • striating
  • striping
  • suggesting
  • summarizing
  • summing up
  • telling
  • tempera
  • tincturing
  • tingeing
  • tinging
  • tinting
  • touching off
  • tracing
  • triptych
  • variegating
  • varnishing
  • vignetting
  • water color
  • watercolor

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