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gravelly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gravelly

harsh and dry in sound

his singing voice is a little gravelly, but otherwise he's a fine musician

Synonyms of gravelly

coarse, croaking, croaky, grating, gravel, gruff, hoarse, husky, rasping, raspy, rusty, scratchy, throaty

Words Related to gravelly

growling, growly, guttural

abrasive, cacophonous, discordant, grinding, jarring, rough, scraping, scratching

cawing, raucous, screeching, squawking, strident

choked, cracked, strained, strangled

dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical

Near Antonyms of gravelly

gentle, gliding, golden, liquid, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, soothing, sweet, tender

satiny, silken, smooth, soft, velvety

euphonious, lyric, lyrical, melodic, melodious, musical

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