Added 9 October 2026
gravel
/ˈɡɹævəl/ noun
In Latin: glārea Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gravel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
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Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
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Cover with gravel.
We gravelled the driveway
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Be a mystery or bewildering to.
This beats me!
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”).
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