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  • 1. mottle
  • 2. mottle
  • 3. mottle
  • Mottle in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. mottle
  • 2. mottle
  • 3. mottle
  • Mottle in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. mottle

verb. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained.

Synonyms

  • colorise
  • colour
  • streak
  • colour in
  • colourise
  • color in
  • color
  • colourize
  • blotch

Antonyms

  • colorful
  • black-and-white
  • stand still
  • show

2. mottle

noun. an irregular arrangement of patches of color.

Synonyms

  • colour
  • colouring
  • color

Antonyms

  • chromatic color
  • uncolored
  • colored
  • achromatic color

3. mottle

verb. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades.

Synonyms

  • harlequin
  • spot
  • dapple
  • stipple
  • speckle

Antonyms

  • stay
  • whiten
  • colorless
  • uninterestingness

Sentences with mottle


1. Noun, singular or mass
The first symptom of citrus greening is an uneven yellowing on leaves, called "blotchy mottle," which spreads across the tree over a year or less.

2. Adjective
The paint may not be evenly distributed inside the balloon, but the mottle effect will add visual interest.

3. Verb, base form
Use a sponge brush to mottle the black and brown in light layers until you achieve the level of rust color for which you are looking.

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