| 单词 | gruff |
| 释义 | gruff (once / 1183 pages) 1adj 2adj 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. You can almost imagine the rough tone of his voice as he points his cane at those pesky "trespassers," his deep, terrifying bark, causing all the children on his lawn to immediately scatter. WORD FAMILYgruff: gruffer, gruffest, gruffly, gruffness USAGE EXAMPLESA grunt and a gruff acceptance usually followed. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Sager never faulted Popovich for his gruff attitude during those interviews. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) Fisher rarely smiled and his gruff voice was monotone. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1 adj brusque and surly and forbidding 2gruff manner a gruff reply Syn crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-humored, ill-humoured ill-natured having an irritable and unpleasant disposition adj deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion gruff voices the dog's gruff barking Syn hoarse, husky cacophonic, cacophonous having an unpleasant sound |
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