speckle

UK: /ˈspɛk^əl/ US: /ˈspɛkəl/ ,(spek′əl)

Inflections of 'speckle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

speckles

v 3rd person singular

speckling

v pres p

speckled

v past

speckled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

speck•le /ˈspɛkəl/   n., v., -led, -ling. 
n. [countable]

1. a small colored speck, spot, or mark.

v. [~ + object]

2. to mark with or as if with speckles.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

speck•le  (spek′əl), n., v., -led, -ling. 
n. 

1. a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
2. speckled coloring or marking.

v.t. 

3. to mark with or as with speckles.

• 1400–50; late Middle English; see speck, -le

speck′led•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

speckle / ˈspɛk^əl/ noun

1. a small or slight mark usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, a bird's plumage, or eggs

verb

1. (transitive) to mark with or as if with speckles

Etymology: 15th Century: from Middle Dutch spekkel; see speck

ˈspeckled adjective