dotting
verb
Definitions
To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
Example: His jacket was dotted with splashes of paint.
To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
Example: Dot your is and cross your ts.
To mark by means of dots or small spots.
Example: to dot a line
To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
Example: to dot a landscape with cottages
noun
Definitions
A dotted pattern; a speckling.