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gravel

/ˈɡɹævəl/noun, verb2 syllables

Gravel means: be a mystery or bewildering to.

Synonyms for gravel27

noun, as in rock fragments and pebbles

crushed rock

verb, as in be a mystery or bewildering to

perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound

verb, as in cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, vex, chafe, devil

What does gravel mean?4

verb

1

be a mystery or bewildering to“This beats me!”

2

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations“Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”

3

cover with gravel“We gravelled the driveway”

noun

1

rock fragments and pebbles

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gravel?2

two syllables

travel

three syllables

unravel
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Gravel in a sentence

  • Next year, this gravel road will be paved.orcrist
  • He was born with rough, gravel-like skin.DostKaplan
  • The driveway leading to the house was gravel, with rose bushes on both sides.mraz
  • It's easy to stumble when walking on gravel.Miktsoanit
  • They are binding the gravel with cement to repair the road.unknown
  • We could hear footsteps crunching through the gravel.CK
  • The long coastline of the city contains sand and gravel.AlanF_US
  • It's easy to lose your footing on loose gravel.patgfisher

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of gravel

as a noun

plural
gravels

as a verb

past tense
gravelled
present participle
graveling
third-person singular
gravels
past participle
graveled