Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Graveling · Grav·el·ing · IPA n. n. 01 n. The act of covering with gravel. 1. The act of covering with gravel. 2. A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.). 02 n. A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea. 1. A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea.(Zool.)