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gravel > 5 senses
ADJECTIVE1gravel, grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchyUnpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
NOUN1gravel, crushed rockRock fragments and pebbles
VERB1gravel, annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, vex, chafe, devilCause annoyance in
2gravelCover with gravel
3gravel, perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, amaze, dumbfoundBe a mystery or bewildering to
gravel > pronunciation
Soundsgrae'vahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl...
gravel > adjective
MeaningUnpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.
Examples"a gravelly voice"
Synonymsgrating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy
Similar tocacophonous, cacophonic
gravel > noun, substance
MeaningRock fragments and pebbles.
Synonymscrushed rock
Broaderrock, stone
Narrowerballast; bank gravel, pit-run gravel, pit run; shingle
Adjectivesgravelly; gravelly
Verbsgravel
gravel > verb 1, emotion
MeaningCause annoyance in. Disturb, especially by minor irritations.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
ModelThe performance is likely to gravel Sue
Synonymsannoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, vex, chafe, devil
Similar tochafe
Broaderdisplease
Narrowerget, get under one's skin; eat into, fret, rankle, grate; peeve; ruffle; fret; harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke; antagonize, antagonise
gravel > verb 2, contact
MeaningCover with gravel.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"We gravelled the driveway"
Broadercover
Nounsgravel
gravel > verb 3, cognition
MeaningBe a mystery or bewildering to.
PatternSomething ----s somebody
Synonymsperplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound
Broaderconfuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
Narrowerstump, mix up; riddle; elude, escape

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