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How to pronounce “gravel”

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Pronunciation guide for gravel

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of gravel with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Is AI Progress Stuck?["... at least a single serving of pebbles, geodes or gravel ..."]
Definition summary: (uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

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Is AI Progress Stuck?

["... at least a single serving of pebbles, geodes or gravel ..."]

[Noun]
(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.
A type or grade of small rocks, differentiated by mineral type, size range, or other characteristics.
(uncountable, geology) A particle from 2 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
(uncountable, archaic) Kidney stones; a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease of which they are a symptom.
A lameness in the foot of a horse, usually caused by an abscess.
(rare) Inability to see at night; night blindness.
(uncountable, cycling) Gravel cycling, a discipline in cycling different from road cycling, mountain biking or cyclocross, for a large part on gravel roads, typically with a dedicated gravel bike.
(slang) The stimulant drug alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone.
[Verb]
(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.
(transitive) To puzzle or annoy.
(transitive) To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
(transitive) To check or stop; to confound; to perplex.
(transitive) To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.
(transitive, slang, archaic) To prostrate; to beat to the ground.

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