dapple

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Every time he touches her, the rest of the world seems to disappear: The focus goes shallow, the fine hairs on Brie’s skin dapple in the light, her muscles creak as loudly as tectonic plates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

So when the rain comes, it doesn't just dapple us with light sprinkles, it drops the heavier load of moisture that has been accumulating for a longer time.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2023

Gleaming spots caused by methane ice clouds in the planet's atmosphere dapple its lower half.

From Scientific American • Dec. 20, 2022

A dapple of scarlet lamplight shone through the holes, giving the space the ambience of an illicit cathedral.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2018

Pantherlike in a dapple of tree shadow, Dodo Conway's black station wagon lay in wait.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath