graveling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
    annoy; rag; devil; bother; vex; irritate; nettle; rile; get to; nark; get at; gravel; chafe.
    • Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
    • It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
  2. verb cover with gravel
    gravel.
    • We gravelled the driveway
  3. verb be a mystery or bewildering to
    mystify; perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
    • This beats me!
    • Got me--I don't know the answer!
    • a vexing problem
    • This question really stuck me

WordNet

Grav"el*ing, Grav"el*ling noun (Also<
  • Graveling
  • Gravelling
)
Definitions
  1. The act of covering with gravel.
  2. A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.).
Grav"el*ing, Grav"el*ling noun (Also<
  • Graveling
  • Gravelling
)
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea.

Webster 1913