Synonyms: grating, gravelly, rough, scratchy, rasping, raspy
Definition: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Usage: a gravelly voice
Similar words: cacophonic, cacophonous
Definition: having an unpleasant sound
Usage: as cacophonous as a henyard- John McCarten
Synonyms: shingly, gravelly, pebbly
Definition: abounding in small stones
Usage: landed at a shingly little beach
Similar words: unsmooth, rough
Definition: having or caused by an irregular surface
Usage: trees with rough bark; rough ground; rough skin; rough blankets; his unsmooth face