How to pronounce“gruff”in English
sixth attempt, it rang a few times and he picked up himself with just a very
gruff hello. That's all you get. And so you have to assume that that is President Trump himself on the end of the line and start asking him questions.
And depending on the mood he's in, he may stay on the line for a few minutes and answer questions about all sorts of different things. Um he may chase you
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Definitions of “gruff”
having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
hoarse-voiced.
“a gruff woman”
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.”
Alternative spelling of grough (“gully in a moor”).
“[…] Yorkshire and Derbyshire, where [...] the ordinary sportsman has to go "gruffing," as it is called, to game game, i. e., stealing up the "gruffs" or gullies and undulations in the ground, and trying all the clumps of long old twisted heather and broken bogs. […] the open places on the moor, and thus driving the birds forward to deep lying bogs and "gruffs" […]”