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gruffgruff /ɡrʌf/ adjective gruffOrigin: 1400-1500 Dutch grof - "If this happens again,'' said Dad, in a gruff voice, "I shall be extremely angry!''
- Dad can be gruff and impatient at times.
- He was an irritable old man, who seldom spoke except to say a gruff hello.
- And when he wept he was not gruff.
- He alarmed us as children: he had a gruff manner, a game leg and a pronounced cast in one eye.
- He muttered gruff compliments and showed his student how to prepare a palette.
- He stared up at the gruff old man who was so kind to him.
- He was kind of gruff and all.
- You listen to his gruff voice giving orders to his crew as they row him out to his ketch.
a rough voice► rough not sounding soft or gentle, especially because the person speaking is angry or rude: · "What are you doing in here?'' shouted the farmer in a rough voice.rough with: · Fran was shaking her urgently, his voice rough with concern. ► throaty deep and rough, as if the sounds are produced deep down in your throat: · Julie had a throaty voice that made her sound older than she was.· She always spoke with a throaty German accent. ► husky slightly rough, as though you have a sore throat, but also attractive and deep: · Stephen put his arms around her and his voice became a soft, husky whisper.· Caron Wheeler's rich, husky vocal is perfect for the song's mellow soulfulness. ► gruff deep and rough, especially when the speaker is feeling annoyed or being rude and does not want to talk much: · "If this happens again,'' said Dad, in a gruff voice, "I shall be extremely angry!''· He was an irritable old man, who seldom spoke except to say a gruff hello. ► hoarse rough and not very clear, especially because your throat is sore as a result of illness or too much shouting, singing etc: · You sound very hoarse. Do you have a cold?· His voice dropped to a hoarse whisper.shout yourself hoarse British (=shout so much that you become hoarse): · He had shouted himself hoarse in his frenzied efforts to attract attention. NOUN► voice· A gruff voice commanded us to enter.· You listen to his gruff voice giving orders to his crew as they row him out to his ketch.· He heard a man's gruff voice and a loud slap, followed by familiar lilting laughter.· The victim said he stood out because of his short size and deep, gruff voice. speaking in a rough unfriendly voice: His manner can be rather gruff. a gruff reply His voice became gruff.—gruffly adverb—gruffness noun [uncountable] |