Gravelly synonyms

grăv'ə-lē

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grating
(Typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
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raspy
(Of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
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scratchy
Harsh and irritating:
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rough
Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
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pebbly
Having many pebbles
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shingly
Covered (mostly covered) with shingle or small pebbles
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chalky (related)
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rubbly (related)
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flinty (related)
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clayey (related)
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peaty (related)
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bone-dry (related)
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mossy (related)
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Gravelly Sentence Examples

  • His voice was gravelly from lack of use, and his arms and legs felt heavy as he tested them.

  • On leaving the hills it enters on a flat country, and extends over a gravelly bed.

  • The soil is a gravelly clay but moderately fertile, and cattle-raising is largely carried on.

  • Strong heavy clay soils, sandy and gravelly soils, are almost entirely absent; and the mixture of soil arising from the various stratifications and from the detritus carried down to the plains has created many districts of remarkable richness.

  • The warbled voice was gravelly.

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