to gravel
- verb
- /ˈgrævəl/
- Archaic
:
fastidiar
- The complicated instructions graveled the students, making it hard for them to complete their assignment.
Examples
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The constant noise from the construction site really graveled her when she was trying to concentrate.
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His unpredictable behavior graveled everyone around him, leaving them unsure of how to respond.
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His voice, profound in the commendatories, implacable, graveled me in vitasti.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To annoy or disturb someone
246
1.0
Make someone slightly angry or bothered by small repeated actions
215
6.3
Annoy or upset someone gradually
190
7.0
To be too difficult for someone to understand
78
2.9
Make someone feel annoyed or impatient, often by repeated small actions
73
4.9
To make someone feel confused when something is hard to understand
65
5.3
To make someone very confused and unable to understand
63
6.9
Make someone annoyed, often by small things
35
6.3
To make someone confused and unable to understand
31
4.1
Make someone feel slightly upset or annoyed
29
5.3
Make someone very confused and unable to think clearly
28
6.5
To make someone confused by making something seem mysterious
25
7.1
To annoy someone with small repeated actions
17
7.0
To surprise someone so much that they cannot speak or answer
11
7.0
To annoy someone by small, repeated actions
10
6.8
To feel annoyed by rules or repeated problems
9
7.9
To make someone unable to think or react after a very strong shock
8
8.0
To make someone feel slightly annoyed
7
8.6
To confuse someone so they do not know what to do or think
2
6.8
To annoy or upset someone in a way that feels sharp
To annoy someone again and again with small problems
To hit something lightly or confuse someone
Surprise and confuse a person so they do not know what to do
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A loose mix of small stones and sand taken from a gravel pit and used as is
How Confused
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gravel meaning 'to puzzle or annoy' is a later sense and can feel surprising; a helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone put on rough stones and left confused and upset, which is why to gravel someone is to make them feel puzzled or annoyed.