n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -eled or -elled ; -el · ing or -el · ling \ ' grav-li ŋ , ' gra-v ə - \
Date: 1543
1 : to cover or spread with gravel
2 a : PERPLEX , CONFOUND b : IRRITATE , NETTLE <disappointed ⋯ and gravel ed him a good deal ― Mark Twain>