gravelly

Examples

• All

• Suddenly she misses him, misses the gravelly softness of his voice.

  Fiction book (2002)

• She spoke in a gravelly tone that hinted at years of smoking and hard living.

• Talk in a really low, gravelly voice.

  The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

• "Oh, honey, it will be fine," says a gravelly voice beside her.

  Fiction book (2000)

• But he seemed to blanket that power when he spoke with a soft, gravelly voice.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "What's this about?" he asked, and I recognized at once his gravelly voice.

  Academic text (2007)

• In his perfect, gravelly voice, thick with Brooklyn from another era, he said it has to be this hard.

  Matthew Hussey

• The General blinked and then in a gravelly voice said, "I'll think about it."

  Fiction book (2000)

• Timothy, at the age of five, had a gravelly voice that was already quite commanding.

  Fiction book (1991)

• "Two hundred rupees!" Praful said in his gravelly voice, thrusting out his hand.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

R

rough

vsgravelly

164 1.0

Not smooth and often harsh in sound

is specifically about an unpleasantly harsh or grating sound

R

raucous

vsgravelly

31 7.1

Making a loud, rough, and unpleasant sound that hurts your ears

is unpleasantly harsh but not necessarily loud or atmospheric

H

hoarse

vsgravelly

25 3.4

A rough voice that sounds strained from a sore throat or shouting

is unpleasantly harsh without implying a cause like strain

S

scratchy

vsgravelly

14 3.7

Harsh, rough sound or voice that is unpleasant to hear

is harsh in quality rather than thinly irritating

R

raspy

vsgravelly

13 5.8

A rough, harsh voice or sound that feels unpleasant to hear

is harsh too but emphasizes general unpleasantness over coarseness

T

throaty

vsgravelly

7 6.1

A low, deep sound that comes from the throat

is harsh and grating rather than simply deep or husky

G

guttural

vsgravelly

4 8.2

A harsh, deep sound made in the throat

is unpleasantly harsh without focusing on throat origin

C

cacophonous

vsgravelly

2 8.4

Making a loud, harsh noise that is unpleasant to hear

is a single harsh quality rather than a mixture of discordance

G

growly

vsgravelly

1 5.7

Making a low rough sound like a dog or bear

is harsh and grating rather than low and rumbling

G

grating

vsgravelly

1 6.2

A harsh, unpleasant sound or voice that is hard to listen to

is unpleasantly harsh without necessarily sounding jarring

S

squawky

vsgravelly

1 7.5

A loud harsh sound like a bird's cry that is unpleasant

is harsh without the high, birdlike loudness

C

croaky

vsgravelly

1 4.4

A rough, hoarse voice like a frog

is harshly grating rather than thin and voice-like

C

cacophonic

vsgravelly

1 9.3

Has a loud, harsh sound that is unpleasant

is focused on an unpleasant harsh tone rather than general disorder

R

rasping

vsgravelly

6.9

Harsh and rough in a way that hurts the ears

is unpleasantly harsh but not focused on scraping action

H

harsh-voiced

vsgravelly

6.8

A voice or sound that is rough and unpleasant

is similar but describes unpleasantness more generally

F

froggy

vsgravelly

6.5

Having a hoarse, rough voice for a short time

is unpleasantly harsh as a stable quality rather than temporary

F

froggish

vsgravelly

8.2

A hoarse, rough voice like a frog

is harsh and grating without the froglike vibration

U

unmelodious

vsgravelly

8.0

Not having a pleasant, musical sound

is unpleasantly harsh in texture rather than unmusical broadly

D

dysphonic

vsgravelly

9.8

A harsh, unpleasant sound that hurts the ears

is about audible harshness rather than broader dysfunction in sound

Antonyms

S

smooth

204 1.0

Moving or happening in an even, easy way without sudden problems

S

soothing

81 2.9

That makes pain or worry feel less strong

M

melodious

7 4.0

Has a pleasant, musical sound

How Harsh

raucous

31 7.1

raspy

13 5.8

gravelly

7 6.5

hoarse

25 3.4

husky

14 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology