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mottle

[mot-l] / ˈmɒt l /


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On Jan. 2, nurses reported that the patient’s breathing was shallower, with her toes beginning to mottle as her heart stopped pumping blood that far down.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Then there was the salt: sprinkled generously enough to mottle the fry’s golden skin and amplify the earthy flavors trapped inside.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2022

The online class from 12:30-2:15 p.m. will cover identification of blossom brown rot, bacterial canker, cherry mottle leaf, shothole, cherry bark tortrix and tent caterpillar.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2021

We meet patients sodden with uncontrollable mood swings, watch their faces mottle with determination as they fight to recall the three words—blue, monkey, table—we asked them to remember just minutes ago.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 30, 2020

Gangs of buffalo, herds of antelope, and droves of wild horses, mottle the far vistas.

From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart

Elsewhere it’s mottled and reddish, as if made of clay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Soon enough, trees everywhere were showing blotchy, mottled, yellowed leaves and suffering from twig dieback and sparse foliage.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

Bartram's bass display a light golden color with dark brown blotches along their sides, a mottled belly, and fins with a rosy tint.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026

In adults, symptoms can include but are not limited to slurred speech, extreme shivering or muscle pain, severe breathlessness and skin that is mottled or discoloured.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

The woman had thick, strong arms and her hands were mottled red.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Mr Johnson said there was no corresponding doctor's note for this examination of "mottling".

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023

On the morning of Jan. 3, the patient showed more signs of mottling and had instances of apnea where she stopped breathing.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

The artist also calls attention to his presence by mottling the pigment and scratching into it.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2021

We’ve had one batch of red beans and rice that did, unfortunately, leave the bottom with some permanent, faint mottling, but overall, after six months of vigorous testing, it’s held up excellently.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2020

There was no dark mottling or crater chains in the position of most of his canals.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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