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gravelly

adjective

grav·​el·​ly ˈgra-v(ə-)lē How to pronounce gravelly (audio)
1
: of, containing, or covered with gravel
2
: having a rough or grating sound
a gravelly voice

Example Sentences

his singing voice is a little gravelly, but otherwise he's a fine musician
Recent Examples on the Web That so many of the performers are gifted comedians adds to the fun, although perhaps the funniest is Reeves, adopting the gravelly voice that seems to have become di rigueur for Batman. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2022 First Vingegaard, negotiating a gravelly road, wobbled and nearly fell, one foot popping out of his pedals to keep his balance. New York Times, 21 July 2022 They were met with the gravelly voice of an unknown man on the other end. Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 Wild columbine is a fine choice for a gravelly slope, rock ledge, or rock garden. BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022 Rosemead Boulevard, just south of the 60 Freeway and running through the Whittier Narrows, is a fast-moving stretch with gravelly shoulders. Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 From the 1960s through the 1980s, scientists captured about 100 specimens in steep, fast-flowing, rocky and gravelly sections of the lower portions of tributaries to the Susquehanna River. Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 17 Nov. 2021 Another park site name being reconsidered: Negro Bar in Folsom Lake State Recreation Area northeast of Sacramento, a gravelly stretch of land where Black settlers in 1850 set up gold-mining camps. Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021 From his gravelly Cajun voice, to his emotional sideline presence, to the fears that his raw personality would not connect with elite Trojans boosters, Orgeron didn’t fit the athletic administration’s idea of a Trojans leader. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gravelly was in the 14th century

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