mottled

adjective
UK: /ˈmɒt.əld/
US: /ˈmɑː.t̬əld/

  1. Covered with spots or patches of different colors or shades.

    1. The old bird had mottled feathers.
    2. The forest floor was mottled with sunlight filtering through the leaves above.

Synonyms

dappled spotted streaked marbled
mottled verb

  1. To mark with spots or blotches of different colors or shades.

    1. The rain mottled the window.
    2. Age had begun to mottled the once-smooth surface of the painting.

  2. To be marked with spots or blotches of different colors.

    1. His face mottled red with anger.
    2. The sky began to mottled as the storm approached, shifting from blue to gray.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "mottled" is /ˈmɒt.əld/ in British English and /ˈmɑː.t̬əld/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "mottled": dappled, spotted, streaked, marbled.

Example usage of "mottled": "The old bird had mottled feathers.". More examples on the page.