as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
his singing voice is a little gravelly, but otherwise he's a fine musician
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Within seconds, their Hyundai Elantra spun out on the gravelly road and plunged backwards off a cliff along the Angeles Forest Highway.
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Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
That so many of the performers are gifted comedians adds to the fun, although perhaps the funniest is Reeves, adopting the gravelly voice that seems to have become di rigueur for Batman.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2022
First Vingegaard, negotiating a gravelly road, wobbled and nearly fell, one foot popping out of his pedals to keep his balance.
—New York Times, 21 July 2022
They were met with the gravelly voice of an unknown man on the other end.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
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Diane Herbst, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
That so many of the performers are gifted comedians adds to the fun, although perhaps the funniest is Reeves, adopting the gravelly voice that seems to have become di rigueur for Batman.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2022
First Vingegaard, negotiating a gravelly road, wobbled and nearly fell, one foot popping out of his pedals to keep his balance.
—New York Times, 21 July 2022
They were met with the gravelly voice of an unknown man on the other end.
—Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
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“Gravelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravelly. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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