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单词 gravelly
释义

gravelly


gravelly

covered with gravel; with a harsh, rasping sound: His gravelly voice was a result of years of heavy smoking.
Not to be confused with:gravely – extremely seriously: gravely ill; dangerously, harmfully

grav·el·ly

G0239600 (grăv′ə-lē)adj.1. Of, full of, or covered with rock fragments or pebbles: a gravelly beach.2. Having a harsh rasping sound: a gravelly voice.

gravelly

(ˈɡrævəlɪ) adj1. consisting of or abounding in gravel2. of or like gravel3. (esp of a voice) harsh and grating

grav•el•ly

(ˈgræv ə li)

adj. 1. of, like, or abounding in gravel. 2. harsh; raspy: a gravelly voice. [1350–1400]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.gravelly - abounding in small stones; "landed at a shingly little beach"pebbly, shinglyrough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
2.gravelly - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice"grating, rasping, raspy, scratchy, roughcacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten

gravelly

adjective husky, rough, harsh, rasping, croaking, hoarse, gruff, throaty, guttural, croaky There was a triumphant note in his gravelly voice.
Translations
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gravelly


  • adj

Synonyms for gravelly

adj husky

Synonyms

  • husky
  • rough
  • harsh
  • rasping
  • croaking
  • hoarse
  • gruff
  • throaty
  • guttural
  • croaky

Synonyms for gravelly

adj abounding in small stones

Synonyms

  • pebbly
  • shingly

Related Words

  • rough
  • unsmooth

adj unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

Synonyms

  • grating
  • rasping
  • raspy
  • scratchy
  • rough

Related Words

  • cacophonic
  • cacophonous
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