Synonyms of the word

gravelly

• adj. Full of, or covered with gravel or pebbles.
• adj. (of a voice) Unpleasantly harsh or rasping.

beachlike

• adj. Resembling a beach or some aspect of one.

beachy

• adj. Pertaining to the material making up the edge of a seashore, as with pebbles, gravel, and sand.
• adj. Pertaining to a beach or something beach-like.

cacophonic

• adj. discordant.
• adj. unmusical.

cacophonous

• adj. Containing, consisting of, or producing harsh, unpleasant or discordant sounds.

grating

• adj. (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
• adj. Abrasive; tending to annoy.
• n. A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
• n. A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
• n. The loose material that comes from something being grated.
• n. An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished…
• n. (nautical, in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also,…
• v. present participle of grate.

gravel

• n. (uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railroads, and as ballast.
• n. A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
• n. (uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
• n. (uncountable, archaic) Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the…
• v. (transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
• v. To puzzle or annoy.
• v. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
• v. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.
• v. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

pebbly

• adj. Of or containing pebbles.
• adj. With a surface like that of pebbles.

rasping

• adj. raspy.
• v. present participle of rasp.
• n. A rasping sound.

raspy

• adj. (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
• adj. Irritable.

rough

• adj. Having a texture that has much friction. Not smooth; uneven.
• adj. Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
• adj. Turbulent.
• adj. Difficult; trying.
• adj. Crude; unrefined.
• adj. Violent; not careful or subtle.
• adj. Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
• adj. Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.
• adj. Harsh-tasting.
• n. The unmowed part of a golf course.
• n. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
• n. (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by…
• n. The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
• n. A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail, but larger and more detailed. Meant for artistic brainstorming…
• n. (obsolete) Boisterous weather.
• v. To create in an approximate form.
• v. (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
• v. To render rough; to roughen.
• v. To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
• adv. In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.

scratchy

• adj. Characterized by scratches.
• adj. (chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.
• adj. (informal, of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result…
• adj. (of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from…

shingly

• adj. Covered with shingle or small pebbles.