From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdappledap‧ple /ˈdæpəl/ verb [transitive] literary SHINEto mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade→ See Verb table
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dapple• Flecks of sunshine dappling fissured bark are a reminder of summers past during the tree's slow progress to maturity.• The boats in the marina bobbed, well lit, white light dappling the dark waters.• It was a mild morning, with a wintry sunshine dappling the ground under the trees.• He excelled when he caught fine rays of sunlight dappling the surface of a lake.• The spear-shaped leaves of the gum tree were dappling their faces as the sun moved towards the Andes.• See the sunlight dappling through the trees.• The statue was dappled with light from a stained-glass window.Origin dapple (1500-1600) Probably from dapple-gray 