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   Gruff

   /ɡrəf/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a voice) rough and low in pitch: "she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice" Similar roughhoarseharshgutturalthroatyhuskycroakingraspingraspygravellygrowlygrowlinglowthickOpposite softmellow
   • ▪ abrupt or taciturn in manner: "penetrate a gruff exterior and you will find him affable" Similar abruptbrusquecurtshortbluntbluffno-nonsenselaconictaciturnsurlychurlishgrumpycrotchetycrabbycrabbedcrossbad-temperedshort-temperedill-naturedcrustytetchybearishsullensouruncivilrudeunmannerlyimpolitediscourteousungraciousunceremoniousoffhandinformal:grouchyoffoffishOpposite friendlycourteous

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘coarse-grained’): from Flemish and Dutch grof ‘coarse, rude’, of West Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gruffly adverb
   • 2. gruffness noun

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   What does gruff mean?

   • (Definition of gruff from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) （聲音）低沉而生硬的，粗聲粗氣的, （行為）不友好的，不耐煩的，粗暴的… （声音）低沉而生硬的，粗声粗气的, （行为）不友好的，不耐烦的，粗暴的… áspero, ronco, brusco… ríspido, rouco… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! GRUFF meaning: sounding unfriendly: . Learn more.

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   What is a gruff voice?

   • Even the gruff, grumpy, unsociable rhinoceros amiably allowed him to stroke its head with his trunk. He spoke angrily, and no longer in a low tone, but gruff and loud enough to be heard some distance away. "Salam Aliekoom," said a gruff voice, as a man with Peer Khan entered the tent. Gruff definition: low and harsh; hoarse.

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   What does gruff mean in Animal Crossing?

   • Bleh eh eh!” ― Gruff, New Leaf Gruff ( ビリー,Birī?, Billy) is a cranky goat villager in the Animal Crossing series. His name comes from the fairytale, The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Gruff's French name Grognon is another word for gruff or grumpy; his Spanish name means "satyr," a mythical half-goat half-human creature.

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   What does grumpy mean?

   • If you describe someone as gruff, you mean that they seem rather unfriendly or bad tempered. [...] • hoarse, rough, harsh, rasping [...] • surly, rough, rude, grumpy [...] These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins.

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   Gruff definition: low and harsh; hoarse. See examples of GRUFF used in a sentence.

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   1 day ago · gruff in American English. (grʌf ) adjective. 1. rough or surly in manner or speech; brusquely rude. 2. harsh and throaty; hoarse. SIMILAR WORDS: blunt. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Definitions of 'gruff' 1. A gruff voice sounds low and rough. [...] 2. If you describe someone as gruff, you mean that they seem rather unfriendly or bad tempered. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'gruff' American English: grʌf British English: grʌf. More. Synonyms of 'gruff' • hoarse, rough, harsh, rasping [...] • surly, rough, rude, grumpy [...]

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   Definition of gruff – Learner’s Dictionary. gruff. adjective. uk / ɡrʌf / us. Add to word list. sounding unfriendly: a gruff voice. gruffly. adverb. (Definition of gruff from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of gruff. in Chinese (Traditional) （聲音）低沉而生硬的，粗聲粗氣的, （行為）不友好的，不耐煩的，粗暴的… See more.

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   GRUFF meaning: 1 : rough or very serious in manner or speech; 2 : low and rough.

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   gruff | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Meaning of gruff – Learner’s Dictionary. gruff. adjective. uk / ɡrʌf / us. Add to word list. sounding unfriendly: a gruff voice. gruffly. adverb. (Definition of gruff from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of gruff. in Chinese (Traditional)