bespeckle en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English speckle English bespeckle From be- + speckle.
Meanings
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To add speckles.
Seen from the air at night, tiny villages bespeckle the Indian landscape with firefly glows.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bespeckles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bespeckling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bespeckled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bespeckled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |