Gruffer can be categorized as an adjective.
Adjective |
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| gruff - deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson | ||
| gruff - brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" |
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| 1. | adj. | Gruff voices. | |
| 2. | adj. | The dog's gruff barking. | |
| 3. | adj. | Gruff manner. | |
| 4. | adj. | A gruff reply. | |
| 5. | adj. | Tom shouted at us in a gruff voice. | |
| 6. | adj. | Tom is a gruff man. | |
| 7. | adj. | A gruff voice broke the silence. | |
| 8. | adj. | Tom's not as gruff as he used to be; he's really nice now. | |
| 9. | adj. | He was gruff and impatient. | |
| 10. | adj. | Yanni looks gruff but he's a very nice guy. | |
| 11. | adj. | His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. | |
| 12. | adj. | Tom shouted at us in a gruff voice. | |
| 13. | adj. | Tom is a gruff man. | |
| 14. | adj. | A gruff voice broke the silence. | |
| 15. | adj. | Tom's not as gruff as he used to be; he's really nice now. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| Gruff voices. |
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| The dog's gruff barking. |
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| Gruff manner. |
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| A gruff reply. |
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| Tom shouted at us in a gruff voice. | |
| Tom is a gruff man. | |
| A gruff voice broke the silence. | |
| Tom's not as gruff as he used to be; he's really nice now. | |
| He was gruff and impatient. | |
| Yanni looks gruff but he's a very nice guy. | |
| His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed. | |
| Tom shouted at us in a gruff voice. | |
| Tom is a gruff man. | |
| A gruff voice broke the silence. | |
| Tom's not as gruff as he used to be; he's really nice now. | |