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单词 gravelly
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gravelly

"His gravelly voice, honed by years of bellowing across vast, choppy distances at fellow yachtsmen, brooked no denials.The pilot was a fifty-year-old American with a gravelly voice called Ed Hazeltine.He puts Rebecca down on the roof terrace in the warm sunshine, dropping her onto the gravelly flooring.Her gravelly laughter was the obverse of infectious: a jeering sound to put you on the alert.
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a voice or sound) harsh and grating
There was a triumphant note in his gravelly voice.
Synonyms
husky
His voice was husky with grief.
rough
‘Wait!’a rough voice commanded.
harsh
He gave a loud, harsh laugh.
rasping
Both men sang in a deep raspy tone.
croaking
hoarse
Nick's voice was hoarse with screaming.
gruff
I was expecting to hear the chief executive's gruff voice.
throaty
A broad smile and a throaty chuckle were his on-screen trademarks.
guttural
He spoke in a low guttural voice.
croaky

Additional synonyms

in the sense of gruff
Definition
(of a voice) low and throaty
I was expecting to hear the chief executive's gruff voice.
Synonyms
hoarse,
rough,
harsh,
rasping,
husky,
low,
croaking,
throaty,
guttural
in the sense of guttural
Definition
harsh-sounding
He spoke in a low guttural voice.
Synonyms
throaty,
low,
deep,
thick,
rough,
rasping,
husky,
hoarse,
gruff,
gravelly
in the sense of harsh
Definition
(of sounds) unpleasant and grating
He gave a loud, harsh laugh.
Synonyms
raucous,
rough,
jarring,
grating,
strident,
rasping,
discordant,
croaking,
guttural,
dissonant,
unmelodious

Nearby words of
gravelly

  • gratuitous
  • gratuity
  • grave
  • gravelly
  • gravestone
  • graveyard
  • gravitas

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