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Meaning of 'gruff' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gruff [ superl.]
- Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh.

Meaning of 'gruff' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gruff [ s]
Meaning (1):
- brusque and surly and forbidding
Example in sentence:
  • a crusty old man;
  • a gruff reply;
  • crusty remarks;
  • gruff manner;
  • his curmudgeonly temper
Meaning (2):
- deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Example in sentence:
  • gruff voices;
  • hoarse cries;
  • makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky;
  • the dog's gruff barking

Nearby Words:

grub grubbed grubber grubbing grubbla grubby grubworm grucche gruddger grudge

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