stipple
verb/ˈstɪpl/
/ˈstɪpl/
[often passive] (specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stipple | /ˈstɪpl/ /ˈstɪpl/ |
| he / she / it stipples | /ˈstɪplz/ /ˈstɪplz/ |
| past simple stippled | /ˈstɪpld/ /ˈstɪpld/ |
| past participle stippled | /ˈstɪpld/ /ˈstɪpld/ |
| -ing form stippling | /ˈstɪplɪŋ/ /ˈstɪplɪŋ/ |
- stipple something to paint or draw something using small marks
- a stippled effect
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen ‘to prick’, from stip ‘a point’.Want to learn more?
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