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to pebble

to pebble

6.8
To throw small stones at someone or something, often many times
  • verb
  • /ˈpɛbəl/
translation icon : apedrear
  • During the festival, they pebble the ground with colorful stones to decorate the path.

Examples

  • Just sit on the back porch and like launch little pebbles at the minimalist design.

  • The children began to pebble the old tree with small stones, laughing as they aimed for the branches.

  • In a playful mood, he decided to pebble his friend's car with bits of gravel from the driveway.

Synonyms

to pelt
vsto pebble
12 5.5

To throw things repeatedly at a person or place

uses many small rocks thrown repeatedly rather than any object
to stone
vsto pebble
  • Offensive
9 9.9

To kill someone by throwing rocks at them

involves throwing many small rocks but not aiming to kill

Idioms

pebble in someone's shoe
  • Informal
7.0

A small problem that keeps annoying you

to snatch the pebble
9.9

To show you are very good at a skill after a lot of practice

Compounds

brilliant pebble
  • Specialized
9.9

A small missile that uses a computer to find and destroy enemy missiles

pebble plant
  • South African
9.8

Small plant from South Africa with round leaves like stones and pink or white flowers

How Forceful

to bombard
13 5.4
to pelt
12 5.5
to pebble
6.8
to toss
348 1.0
to tap
174 1.0
flick
24 3.0

Surface Forms

pebble infinitive
pebbled past
pebbled past participle
pebbling present participle
pebbles third person singular

Etymology

To pebble (to throw stones) comes from people throwing pebbles, so the verb means to 'throw at' something with many small stones.