n.
Pronunciation: ' flek
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: back-formation from flecked spotted, from Middle English; akin to Old High German flec spot, Old Norse flekkr
Date: 14th century
1 : STREAK , SPOT <whitecaps fleck ed the blue sea>
2 : to color as if by sprinkling with flecks <his wit is fleck ed with sarcasm ― James Atlas>