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gravel

1 of 3

noun

grav·​el ˈgra-vəl How to pronounce gravel (audio)
1
obsolete : sand
2
a
: loose rounded fragments of rock
b
: a stratum or deposit of gravel
also : a surface covered with gravel
a gravel road
3
: small calculi in the kidneys and urinary bladder

gravel

2 of 3

verb

graveled or gravelled; graveling or gravelling ˈgra-v(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce gravel (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to cover or spread with gravel
2
a
: perplex, confound
b
: irritate, nettle
disappointed … and graveled him a good deal Mark Twain

gravel

3 of 3

adjective

: gravelly sense 2
—used of the human voice

Synonyms

Verb

Adjective

Example Sentences

Verb managed to gravel his opponent in the debate by focusing on atypical examples Adjective after his bout with laryngitis, he had a terribly gravel voice
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
For a fire pit the whole family can enjoy, use granite, sand, or pea gravel to make a wide circle around the pit. Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2022 Film crews laid 200 tons of sand and gravel across a 6,000-square-meter space spanning 15 studios and built a full scale model of a lunar base. Patrick Frater, Variety, 31 July 2022 And new boxes are always sprouting: A panorama of gray-walled construction sites is visible from any balcony, and city sidewalks are chronically clogged with rebar, bags of cement, and piles of sand and gravel. Jori Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 July 2022 The road is gravel for 22 miles, and the higher sections involve steep switchbacks that often develop washboarding or ruts, especially after heavy rains. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 23 June 2022 Gates off North Michigan Road open on to a crunchy-gravel driveway that circles the entire property. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2022 The clip shows 16-year-old Peyton Ham on his knees in his neighbor’s gravel driveway, bleeding from his right arm. Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 7 Jan. 2022 The pathway was more gravel and potholes than paved and smooth. David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2021 And pulling up in the white gravel driveway, seeing the buildings artfully draped in vine leaves set the scene for the rest of the weekend. Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 25 May 2021
Verb
Although early races were composed primarily of amateur riders, more accomplished cyclists have recently moved from the mountains or the roads to gravel. New York Times, 7 June 2022 The four wheels are buttery smooth rolling over all sorts of surfaces, from city streets to gravel. Kaelyn Lynch, Outside Online, 27 May 2022 Road conditions range from extremely rough and unmaintained asphalt to gravel to rugged-as-it-comes dirt. Sunset Magazine, 9 May 2022 Veteran pro Mark Menendez casts red Strike King Series 3 crankbaits and Red Eyed Shad to gravel-to-chunk rock transitions. Hal Schramm, Field & Stream, 26 Feb. 2020 The pursuit path included U.S. 20, gravel logging roads and the quiet residential area where Brown was eventually arrested. oregonlive.com, 27 June 2019 Reaching the stadium from the baseball offices is a circuitous route that takes you in one door and then out of another in State’s indoor football facility, down a steep, unleveled sidewalk and through a dusty, graveled-covered work site. Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 15 June 2018 This practice begs the question: would gravel make sense in some of the areas off the path of the driveway? Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2018 For developers, Davis says, the upfront cost of the seeds and planting is offset in the long term by lower maintenance costs—no turf to mow or gravel erosion to manage. National Geographic, 24 June 2017
Adjective
With her husband, horses and dogs, Weker, 70, camped for five days in a nearby gravel pit as hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze. Simon Romero, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 With her husband, horses and dogs, Ms. Weker, 70, camped for five days in a nearby gravel pit as hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze. New York Times, 20 Aug. 2022 But Gurney’s legacy was built on the track, not in a gravel trap and not in a heap. Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2022 Russell appeared to be hit from behind at the start and was knocked into Zhou, whose car went flying across a gravel trap and over a tire wall into the retaining fence. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 3 July 2022 Maine State Police detectives say the infant, known as Baby Jane Doe, was born at a gravel pit in Frenchville, Maine, and abandoned by her mother in sub-zero temperatures before the dog found her on Dec. 7, 1985. Aaron Parsley, PEOPLE.com, 15 June 2022 Authorities say Daigle gave birth in sub-zero temperatures at the gravel pit in Frenchville, near the Canadian border, and left the baby there, the release said. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 15 June 2022 The Dutchman was able to keep his car from getting into the gravel trap and continued. Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2022 Lee’s weathered voice pairs well with careening guitars and propulsive rhythm as crunchy as tires on a gravel road. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French gravele, diminutive of grave, greve river bank, stony ground

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gravel was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing gravel

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