freckle UK /ˈfɹɛkl̩/US /ˈfɹɛk(ə)l/noun 4verb 2forms 3phrases 1 noun4 •A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.Steve has brown hair, blue eyes, and freckles on his cheeks and nose. •Any small spot which has a different colour from its background. •(Australia) A small sweet consisting of a flattish mound of chocolate covered in hundreds and thousands. •(Australia, slang) The anus. verb2 •To cover (someone; or something, such as the skin) with freckles (noun sense 1 and noun sense 2). •To become covered with freckles. formsfreckled · freckling · freckles Phrases with freckle freckle upTo become freckled.