verb🔗ShareTo apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc."The school maintenance crew gravelled the playground path to make it safer for the children. "materialenvironmentgeologybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo puzzle or annoy"The teacher's vague instructions gravelled the students, leaving them unsure how to start the assignment. "mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand."The small sailboat, caught in the sudden storm, gravelled on the sandy shore just outside the harbor. "nauticalsailinggeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex."Her unexpected question about his previous job gravelled him, and he didn't know how to respond. "attitudecharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot."After the long ride on the rocky trail, the farrier discovered the horse had been gravelled, and had to carefully remove a stone from its hoof. "animalmedicinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCovered with gravel."The gravelled driveway crunched under the tires as we arrived home. "materialgeologyenvironmentareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePerplexed, puzzled, baffled; troubled, annoyed."Context: A student receives a failing grade on a test they thought they aced. Sentence: Maria was gravelled by the unexpected failing grade on her math test. "mindsensationcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
