verb Download 🔗Share To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc. Examples : "The school maintenance crew gravelled the playground path to make it safer for the children. " material environment geology building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To puzzle or annoy Examples : "The teacher's vague instructions gravelled the students, leaving them unsure how to start the assignment. " mind emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand. Examples : "The small sailboat, caught in the sudden storm, gravelled on the sandy shore just outside the harbor. " nautical sailing geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. Examples : "Her unexpected question about his previous job gravelled him, and he didn't know how to respond. " attitude character mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot. Examples : "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. " animal medicine technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Covered with gravel. Examples : "The gravelled driveway crunched under the tires as we arrived home. " material geology environment area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Perplexed, puzzled, baffled; troubled, annoyed. Examples : "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. " mind sensation character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading