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- DictionaryMot·tle/ˈmäd(ə)l/
verb
- 1. mark with spots or smears of color: "its skin is mottled with brownish spots"
noun
- 1. an irregular arrangement of spots or patches of color: "the ship was a mottle of khaki and black"
4 days ago · verb. 1. (transitive) to colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. noun. 2. a mottled appearance, as of the surface of marble. 3. one streak or blotch of colour in a mottled surface. Collins English Dictionary.
Define mottle. mottle synonyms, mottle pronunciation, mottle translation, English dictionary definition of mottle. tr.v. mot·tled , mot·tling , mot·tles To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors. n. 1. A spot or blotch of color. 2. A variegated...
1. to colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. [...] 2. a mottled appearance, as of the surface of marble. [...] 3. one streak or blotch of colour in a mottled surface. [...] More. Conjugations of 'mottle' present simple: I mottle, you mottle [...] past simple: I mottled, you mottled [...] past participle: mottled. More.
noun. mottles. Such a blotch, streak, or spot. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A mottled pattern or coloring, as of marble. Webster's New World.
Aug 31, 2023 · mottle (third-person singular simple present mottles, present participle mottling, simple past and past participle mottled) To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
UK /ˈmɒtl/ verb (with object) mark with spots or smears of colour its skin is mottled with brownish spots snow mottled the mountaintops ahead noun 1. an irregular arrangement of spots or patches of colour the ship was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive green 2. a spot or patch forming part of a mot...
See synonyms for mottle on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), mot·tled, mot·tling. to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade.
