Artistic Techniques And Terms

noun the action of losing blood from the body

verb to lose blood from the body

• The doctor explained that excessive bleeding could be a sign of a serious medical condition.
• Be careful with that knife, you don't want to accidentally make yourself bleed.
• I accidentally cut myself while cooking and now I'm bleeding like crazy.
• Her heart bled for the stray animals she saw on the street.

adjective Dappled is an adjective that describes something with spots or patches of a different color.

• The dappled sunlight filtered through the leaves of the trees in the forest.
• I love how the dappled light creates a beautiful pattern on the ground.
• Check out the dappled effect on the wall, it looks so cool!
• Her emotions were dappled with conflicting feelings.

noun a phantom or shadowy apparition

• The scientist studied the umbra of the eclipse to understand its effects on the atmosphere.
• I stood in the umbra of the tree to escape the hot sun.
• Let's chill in the umbra of that building to avoid the rain.
• Her anger cast an umbra over the entire room, making everyone uncomfortable.

verb to move in a smooth, wavelike motion

adjective having a wavelike form or motion

• The flag undulates gracefully in the wind.
• The long grass undulates in the breeze.
• Her hair undulates like a wave.
• The emotions undulated within her, causing inner turmoil.