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dappledhaving spots or patches of light and shadow, or different colors

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: having spots or patches of light and shadow, or different colors

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈdæpəld/

Korean meaning: 얼룩무늬의, 반점이 있는

Korean pronunciation: 댑-플드 (강세: 댑)

Example Sentences

  • The cat napped in the dappled shade under the apple tree.
  • Her dappled grey horse looked like it was wearing polka dots.
  • The forest floor was covered in dappled sunlight that danced with the breeze.

dappled

ADJECTIVE

//ˈdæpəld//

having spots or patches of light and shadow, or different colors

dappled concept
💡 Concept

Sunlight creating dappled shadows

dappled mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Dap pled guilty, now sits in dappled light patches!

dappled rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In the dappled chapel light, she grappled with her art!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈdæpəld/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈdæpəld/

🌳Etymology

Rootdapple
Suffix--ed

Origin

From the Middle English word 'dapple,' which likely derives from Old Norse or Scandinavian sources related to spots or patches. The word originally referred to a dapple-gray horse (a horse with a spotted coat pattern).

🎵Rhyme

grappledapplechapel
grappled
apple
chapel

🔗Collocations

dappled light
dappled shade
dappled sunlight
dappled horse
dappled shadow
dappled pattern

📝Examples

The cat napped in the dappled shade under the apple tree.

😄 Fun example

Her dappled grey horse looked like it was wearing polka dots.

The forest floor was covered in dappled sunlight that danced with the breeze.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's dappled cake looked beautiful but tasted like cardboard.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

spottedmottledspeckledpatchedvariegated

Antonyms

uniformsolidplain

Related

spottedpatchycheckeredstripedblotchy

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