flecked; flecking; flecks
2
: to color as if by sprinkling with flecks
His wit is flecked with sarcasm.—
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Verb
She flecked the canvas with blue paint.
to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface
Noun
a brown cloth with flecks of yellow
The police found flecks of blood on his clothes.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Heintzman also devised a hot brown chowder, with a cream and broth base made to resemble the sandwich’s sauce, flecked with potatoes, corn, turkey, bacon, and tomatoes.
—Rich Warren, Saveur, 29 Apr. 2026
Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The person who seems least surprised by it all is Matsuzawa, perhaps the league’s only 27-year-old rookie with flecks of gray in his hair.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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Verb
Dishes of shepherd’s pie blanketed in smooth, buttery mashed potatoes flecked with cheddar cheese.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Heintzman also devised a hot brown chowder, with a cream and broth base made to resemble the sandwich’s sauce, flecked with potatoes, corn, turkey, bacon, and tomatoes.
—Rich Warren, Saveur, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
The patient noted tiny gray flecks drifting across his field of vision a week ago.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The person who seems least surprised by it all is Matsuzawa, perhaps the league’s only 27-year-old rookie with flecks of gray in his hair.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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“Fleck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleck. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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