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gravel

gra·vel

UK/ˈɡɹævəl/ US/ˈɡɹævl̩/ fairly common slang
noun (1) adjective (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

rock fragments and pebbles

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adjective

1.

unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

  • “a gravelly voice”
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verb

1.

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

  • “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”
  • “It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”
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2.

cover with gravel

  • “We gravelled the driveway”
3.

be a mystery or bewildering to

  • “This beats me!”
  • “Got me--I don”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle English gravel, grauel, from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave (“gravel, seashore”), from Medieval Latin grava, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *grāwā (“gravel, pebbles”) (compare Breton groa, Cornish grow, Welsh gro), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰroh₁weh₂, from *gʰreh₁w- (“to grind”). Compare also Old English græfa (“coal”).

Phrases

  • crunchy-gravel drama
  • gravel bicycle
  • gravel bike
  • gravel cruncher
  • gravel nest
  • gravel pit
  • gravel road
  • gravel road cop

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