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
“Chemistry mostly, and I dapple in the Archives with Puppet sometimes.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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