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- verb Present participle of
dapple .
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Examples
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Along the way, she playfully experiments with new techniques such as dappling her water with salt.
New Times News 2009
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A yelp of boredom answered with a breath of breeze and the dappling of light across closed eyes.
Amy Bernays: The Language of Long Lingering Looks Amy Bernays 2010
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I looked in the mirror and saw faint purpling bruises, on my throat, dappling my breasts.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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A series of strewn coughs stumbled out of his mouth, dappling dots of blood on his shirt.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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A yelp of boredom answered with a breath of breeze and the dappling of light across closed eyes.
Amy Bernays: The Language of Long Lingering Looks Amy Bernays 2010
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A series of strewn coughs stumbled out of his mouth, dappling dots of blood on his shirt.
Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011
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It was all a bunch of writers, dappling in broad ideas, pontificating on for 6 seasons in a way that convinced audiences that it actually had something to share with the world.
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A yelp of boredom answered with a breath of breeze and the dappling of light across closed eyes.
Amy Bernays: The Language of Long Lingering Looks Amy Bernays 2010
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For almost half a century Chapman followed this pattern, especially in Ohio and Indiana, dappling the countryside with apple orchards.
A Pro-Growth Strategy Bill Kauffman 2011
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A yelp of boredom answered with a breath of breeze and the dappling of light across closed eyes.
Amy Bernays: The Language of Long Lingering Looks Amy Bernays 2010
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