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gravel

When used as a noun, "gravel" is an uncountable noun. This means you do not say "gravels"; instead, if you want to talk about a specific amount, you can say "a pile of gravel" or "some gravel". As a verb, it is most commonly used in the transitive sense (to cover something with stones). The intransitive use (describing the sound of movement) is much rarer and more descriptive.

💬Trò chuyện

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Karen is staring at her driveway while Eleanor is at home.
Karen Smith

The neighbors just dumped gravel over their fence. I'm about to lose it.

Karen Smith
Eleanor Smith
Eleanor Smith

JUST CALL THE POLICE DEAR

💡
Karen is expressing high stress over a neighborhood property dispute using the idiom 'about to lose it' (meaning to lose one's temper), while Eleanor responds in all-caps, reflecting her technological illiteracy and tendency to escalate situations.

Ý nghĩa

noun

Small, loose stones or pebbles, often used for road surfacing or landscaping.

"The driveway was covered in grey gravel."

verb (transitive)

To cover a surface with gravel.

"They decided to gravel the path to prevent mud during the winter."

verb (intransitive)

To move or walk over gravel, producing a crunching sound.

"The car began to gravel as it slowed down near the entrance."

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