gravel-mouthedmonster
nounUK /ˈɡrævəl maʊðd ˈmɒnstə/
US /ˈɡrævəl maʊðd ˈmɑːnstər/
A make-believe creature with a mouth full of little rocks.
The gravel-mouthedmonster crunched loudly as it stomped through the garden.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A playful name for a machine that crushes rocks.
The old gravel-mouthedmonster chewed up boulders at the quarry.
3. A grumpy person who speaks in a rough, scratchy voice.
Grandpa turned into a gravel-mouthedmonster before his morning coffee.
4. A fictional swamp animal said to eat small stones.
Legends say the gravel-mouthedmonster hides under the bridge and munches pebbles.