# dotting

Pronunciation: say "DOT-ing" US /ˈdɑtɪŋ/, UK /ˈdɒtɪŋ/, AUS /ˈdɔtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of dot. — present participle and gerund of dot
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of dot. Use it for the action happening now or as a noun for the activity.
   - _The painter kept dotting the canvas with flecks of white._
   - _Dotting each letter neatly took her longer than writing the words._

## Noun

2. A pattern formed by scattered small spots; a light speckling spread across a surface.
   - Simple: A pattern of small spots or specks spread across a surface.
   - _A delicate dotting of lichen marked the old stone wall._
   - _The potter glazed the bowl with a fine dotting of copper green._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dotting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).