ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Brindled

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbɹɪndəld/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Brindled is an adjective meaning Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted.

Meaning

Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted.

More Meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of brindle

Example Sentences

Some brindled curs hurried from beneath the houses to sniff at Flo […]
And there, in the middle of it was the man himself—his face twisted like a lost soul in torment, and his great brindled beard stuck upwards in his agony.
The palace in a woody vale they found, High raised of stone; a shaded space around; Where mountain wolves and brindled lions roam, (By magic tamed,) familiar to the dome.
Apples, these I mean, unspeakably fair [...] - some brindled with deep red streaks like a cow, or with hundreds of fine blood-red rays running regularly from the stem-dimple to the blossom-end, like meridional lines, on a straw-colored ground, [...]

Synonyms for brindled

Depending on context, synonyms include brindlish, tabby, brindle, patterned, brinded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include brindle, brinded, tabby, patterned, madtom, gnu.

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