stipple verb stip· ple ˈstip-əl stippled; stippling - (ə-)liŋ : to apply (as paint or ink) by repeated small touches stipple noun

STIPPLED meaning: 1. drawn, painted, or coloured using small spots or marks: 2. drawn, painted, or colored using…. Learn more.

stippled, stippling to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.

stipple something to paint or draw something using small marks a stippled effect Word Origin Join us Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from …

stippled work; a painting, engraving, or the like, executed by means of dots or small spots

1. To draw, engrave, or paint in dots or short strokes. 2. To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes. 3. To dot, fleck, or speckle: "They crossed a field stippled with purple weeds" …

STIPPLE meaning: to draw or paint small dots on (something) usually used as (be) stippled

She tried to create the impression of strong sunlight by stippling the canvas in yellow and white. figurative The evening sky was stippled with a few wisps of low-lying clouds.

stip•ple (stip′ əl), v., -pled, -pling, n. v.t. to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches. n. Also, stip′pling. the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling. stippled work; …

A surface that is stippled is covered with tiny spots. The room remains simple with bare, stippled green walls. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins …