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Freckle
01
(usually plural) a small light brown spot, found mostly on the face, which becomes darker and larger in number when exposed to the sun
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
freckles
Examples
Her face was sprinkled with freckles, evidence of her time spent outdoors in the sun.
to freckle
01
mark with freckles
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
action verb
regular
present tense
freckle
3rd person singular
freckles
present participle
freckling
past simple
freckled
past participle
freckled
02
become freckled
