Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dappling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: dap-pling
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dapple

noun

A dappled pattern.

Example Sentences

"The skin was somewhat pigmented, especially in certain regions, while over the whole there appeared whitish, rounded or oval mottlings or dapplings, most obvious where the surrounding cuticle was most deeply colored."

Inflected Forms

dapplings (plural)

Questions

What does dappling mean?: present participle and gerund of dapple

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