gravelling

Covering with pebbles

Gravelling is covering a surface with gravel—small loose stones used for paths, driveways, and roads: They spent the afternoon gravelling the driveway.

The word also appears in the figurative sense of puzzling or perplexing someone, though this usage is now rare: The question left him gravelled.

Also spelled graveling.

driveway

aggregate

Combined sum total

pathway · edging · permeability · layering · surfacing · geotextile · scoria · shingle · raking · border

roadwork

aggregate

Combined sum total

surfacing · subgrade · subbase · drainage · roller · stabilization · levelling · foundation · pavement · geotextile

landscaping

pathways

Routes for walking

  • gardenCultivated plant area
  • mulchProtective plant bedding
  • edgingDecorative border material

groundcover · borders · drainage · walkways · xeriscaping · texture · contrast · permeable · ornamental

Opposites
surface material application

gravellingpaving

Laying hard ground cover

asphalting · concreting · tarmacking · flagging · cobbling

surface treatment action

gravellingclearing

Treeless space in forest

stripping · excavating · removing · digging up · baring

emotional effect

gravellingsoothing

Reducing distress or discomfort

reassuring · clarifying · calming · comforting · enlightening

Family

gravel, gravels, gravelled, graveling, graveled

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G