Meaning & use
Graveling
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Covering or spreading a surface, such as a path or driveway, with gravel.
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The crew spent the morning graveling the new footpath through the park.
They hired a contractor for graveling the long, muddy driveway before winter.
A note on using this word
In archaic usage, "to gravel" also meant to confound or puzzle someone, a sense Shakespeare used in "As You Like It."
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surfacing
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