gravel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgrævəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgrævəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gravəl)

Inflections of 'gravel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
gravels
v 3rd person singular
gravelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
graveling
v pres p (US)
gravelled
v past (Mainly UK)
graveled
v past (US)
gravelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
graveled
v past p (US)

Collocations for "gravel"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "gravel" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

gravel

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [road, path] was covered in gravel
  2. pave the [road] with gravel
  3. paved with gravel to [fill in, prevent, protect]
  4. have (a piece of) gravel in my shoe
  5. skinned my [knee, elbow] on the gravel
  6. [slipped, slid] on gravel
  7. crushed gravel
  8. the crunch of gravel under my [feet, boots]
  9. [extract, remove] [renal, cystic] gravel
n as adj
  1. a gravel [road, path]
  2. drove [up, down] the gravel driveway
  3. a gravel [pit, quarry]
  4. gravel [deposits, extraction, mining]
  5. a gravel-laying [vehicle, truck, machine]
  6. a gravel tennis court
'gravel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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