marking vs dapple

marking and dapple both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marking	Yes	No	No	No
dapple	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dapple is a hyponym of marking; that is, dapple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than marking:

marking (noun)	dapple (noun)
evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score	a small contrasting part of something
the act of making a visible mark on a surface
a pattern of marks
a distinguishing symbol

marking (verb)	dapple (verb)
	colour with streaks or blotches of different shades