a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Used in a Sentence
fleck
How to use fleck in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fleck.
Editorial note
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Quick take
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fleck gathered in one view.
a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fleck.
noun
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
noun
a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
See also: spot, speckle, dapple, patch, maculation
verb
make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
Example sentences
Boring smoke metallic fleck silver like a Mercedes Sprinter conversion with a vibrant custom plaid interior4.
Instead restaurants sprawl into the sidewalk and leave a little 2 food wide strip where you walk within spit fleck distance of dozens of maskless people eating and drinking and talking loud.
When I, the People, learn to remember, when I, the People, use the lessons of yesterday and no longer forget who robbed me last year, who played me for a fool—then there will be no speaker in all the world say the name: “The People," with any fleck of a sneer in his voice or any far-off smile of derision.
The children’s song “There’s a hole is the bottom of the sea”.“There's a fleck on the speck on the tail On the frog on the bump on the branch On the log in the hole in the bottom of the sea.”Or “There was an old lady who swallowed a fly”“She swallowed the cow to catch the goat, She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her!
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fleck in a sentence?
Boring smoke metallic fleck silver like a Mercedes Sprinter conversion with a vibrant custom plaid interior4.
What does fleck mean?
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
What part of speech is fleck?
fleck is commonly used as noun, verb.