gruff

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

   “a gruff woman”

3. sıfat hoarse.

   “a gruff voice”

4. fiil To speak gruffly.

   ““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.”

5. isim Alternative spelling of grough (“gully in a moor”).

   “They found Uttley's body on the bottom of the gruff.”

6. sıfat Of goods: bulky.

   “[…] articles that usually compose the gruff cargoes of our outward bound shipping.”