mottle

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: mǒt' l, IPA ^(key): /ˈmɑt əl/

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Verb

Plain form mottle

Third-person singular mottles

Past tense mottled

Past participle mottled

Present participle mottling

1. If you mottle something, you blotch it with different color.
   • Synonyms: spot and maculate