Gravel (Verb)
Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her constant nagging remarks began to gravel the usually patient teacher.
- The unnecessary trips and layovers really started to gravel the weary travelers.
- His off-key singing was beginning to gravel the neighbors.
- The repetitive alarm clocks on her phone continued to gravel her in the mornings.
- Their noisy construction work gravelled the residents of the complex who wanted peace on a Sunday morning.
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Meaning 2
Cover with gravel; "We gravelled the driveway".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- They spent the weekend graveling the path that led to the garden gate.
- The workers were tasked with graveling the parking lot by the end of the month.
- To improve drainage, the homeowner decided to gravel the entire front yard.
- After the soil had dried out, they gravelled the rest of the bike trail.
- Volunteers from the community came together to gravel the playground and make it safer for kids.
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Meaning 3
Be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The complexity of the plot completely gravelled me so I couldn't figure out who the real culprit was.
- I've been trying to fix my bike for hours, but the problem has got me gravelled.
- The ancient inscriptions were written in a code that still gravelled scholars to this day.
- His motives for donating to charity were so ulterior that it gravelled the entire staff.
- Her untimely disappearance had left everyone gravelled and searching for any clue.
Synonyms
- Perplex
- Bewilder
- Puzzle
- Pose
- Amaze
- Beat
- Flummox
- Get
- Stupefy
- Vex
- Mystify
- Baffle
- Stick
- Nonplus
- Dumbfound