stipple

Definitions of stipple in various dictionaries:

verb - engrave by means of dots and flicks

verb - make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink

verb - apply (paint) in small dots or strokes

verb - produce a mottled effect

To draw, engrave, or paint in dots or short strokes.

To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes.

To dot, fleck, or speckle: “They crossed a field stippled with purple weeds” (Flannery O’Connor).

A method of drawing, engraving, or painting using dots or short strokes.

The effect produced by stippling.

verb - to draw, paint, or engrave by means of dots or short touches