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despeckling

despeckling is the present participle and gerund of despeckle.

Meaning of despeckle

Verb

despeckle (third-person singular simple present despeckles, present participle despeckling, simple past and past participle despeckled)

  1. To remove speckles from.
    • The scanned document was more legible after despeckling.

Questions about despeckling

What is despeckling the present participle and gerund of?
Despeckling is the present participle and gerund of despeckle.

Words near despeckling in the dictionary

  1. despeckle
  2. despeckled
  3. despeckler
  4. despecklers
  5. despeckles
  6. despeckling
  7. despect
  8. despected
  9. despecting
  10. despection
  11. despective

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