gruff

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹʌf/

Adjective

gruff (comparative gruffer, superlative gruffest)

1. having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
2. hoarse-voiced.

Translations

• French: bourru
• Russian: гру́бый
• Spanish: áspero

Translations

• French: rauque
• Italian: rauco
• Portuguese: rouco
• Russian: гру́бый

Verb

gruff (gruffs, present participle gruffing; past and past participle gruffed)

1. To speak gruffly.
   • 2001, Benny Hinn, He Touched Me: An Autobiography

     “Who gave you that?” replied my father angrily. “Did you bribe someone?” “No,” I told him. “It was a gift, from some people who really want me to be on this trip.” “Fine,” he gruffed.

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