pebble

[ peb-uh l ]
/ ˈpɛb əl /

noun

verb (used with object), peb·bled, peb·bling.

to prepare (leather) so as to have a granulated surface.
to pelt with or as with pebbles.

Origin of pebble

1250–1300; Middle English pibbil, puble, pobble; compare Old English pæbbel (in place names), papel-, popel- (in compounds); phonological relations unclear

OTHER WORDS FROM pebble

un·peb·bled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pebble

boulder cobblestone granule pebble rock stone

Example sentences from the Web for pebbling

British Dictionary definitions for pebbling (1 of 2)

pebbling
/ (ˈpɛblɪŋ) /

noun

curling the act of spraying the rink with drops of hot water to slow down the stone

British Dictionary definitions for pebbling (2 of 2)

pebble
/ (ˈpɛbəl) /

noun

verb (tr)

to pave, cover, or pelt with pebbles
to impart a grainy surface to (leather)

Derived forms of pebble

pebbly, adjective

Word Origin for pebble

Old English papolstān, from papol- (perhaps of imitative origin) + stān stone

Scientific definitions for pebbling

pebble
[ pĕbəl ]

A rock fragment larger than a granule and smaller than a cobble. Pebbles have a diameter between 4 and 64 mm (0.16 and 2.56 inches) and are often rounded.

Idioms and Phrases with pebbling

pebble

see not the only fish in the sea (pebble on the beach).