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, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pebble
boulder cobblestone granule pebble rock stoneWords nearby pebble
peau d'orange,
peau de soie,
peavey,
peavy,
peba,
pebble,
pebble dash,
pebble garden,
pebble heater,
pebbling,
pebbly
Example sentences from the Web for pebbling
And pebbling and mossing and growing sea anemones in basins.
The Celebrity at Home |Violet HuntThere is no more violent splashing and pebbling, racing, chasing, separating.
The Diary of a Goose Girl |Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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, adjectiveWord Origin for pebble
Old English
papolstān, from
papol- (perhaps of imitative origin) +
stān stone
Scientific definitions for pebbling
pebble
[ pĕb′əl ]
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).