How to pronounce stipple

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What stipple means

verb

To draw or paint using many tiny dots

In a sentence: The artist began to stipple the sky with little blue dots until it looked soft and hazy.

Where it comes from: It probably comes from the Dutch stippel, a small dot. The word first meant the dots and later the way of making them.

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