What is a gruff person?
What is a gruff person?
(of a person's voice) low and unfriendly, or (of a person's behavior) unfriendly or showing no patience: "Yeah, so what?" came the gruff reply. He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior. Compare. hoarse.6 giorni fa
What is the synonyms of Gruff?
Some common synonyms of gruff are bluff, blunt, brusque, crusty, and curt.
What means gruffly?
1. Brusque or stern in manner or appearance: a gruff reply. 2. Hoarse; harsh: a gruff voice. [Dutch grof, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.]
How do you use gruff in a sentence?
Gruff sentence example
- Hilden's gruff voice was gentle. ...
- A woman with a gruff voice answered for Blast Publishing. ...
- His voice was gruff , and his brows were drawn together in a frown... and yet the blue eyes twinkled with humor. ...
- The gruff warrior appeared in the doorway.
What is a gruff tone?
Gruff is an abrupt or forbidding tone. It's the kind of short, brusque response you'd give a telemarketer who called you in the middle of dinner — right before you hung up. Gruff is the perfect adjective to describe a crotchety old man who rarely leaves his house and yells at any children who dare to cross his lawn.
What wisps means?
1 : a small handful (as of hay or straw) 2a : a thin strip or fragment. b : a thready streak a wisp of smoke. c : something frail, slight, or fleeting a wisp of a girl a wisp of a smile.
What is the synonym of Curt?
Frequently Asked Questions About curt Some common synonyms of curt are bluff, blunt, brusque, crusty, and gruff. While all these words mean "abrupt and unceremonious in speech and manner," curt implies disconcerting shortness or rude conciseness.
What is the synonym of rendering?
give back, return, restore, pay back, repay, hand over, give up, surrender, relinquish, deliver, turn over, yield, cede.
What does ickle mean in slang?
little / (ˈɪkəl) / adjective. British informal an ironically childish word for little.
Is gruff a Scrabble word?
Gruff is valid Scrabble Word.
