pebble
pronunciation
How to pronounce pebble in British English:
UK [ˈpebl]
How to pronounce pebble in American English:
US [ˈpebl]
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- Noun:
- a small smooth rounded rock
Word Origin
- pebble (n.)
- small, smooth stone, late 13c., from Old English papolstan "pebblestone," of unknown origin. Perhaps imitative. Some sources compare Latin papula "pustule, pimple, swelling."
Example
- 1. Sometimes it takes but a single pebble to start an avalanche .
- 2. Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples .
- 3. But the wily ant on the right is standing on a pebble to gain a solid inch over his nemesis .
- 4. Back then , japanese investors bought u. s. landmarks such as new york 's rockefeller center and the pebble beach golf course in california .
- 5. It has not learnt to hop and has an ingenious way of evading predators - it pulls its head in and rolls down the cliff like a pebble