Definitions for gruff
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humouredadjective

   brusque and surly and forbidding

   "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply"

2. gruff, hoarse, huskyadjective

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gruffadjective

   To have a rough, surly, or harsh nature.

2. gruffadjective

   Hoarse voiced.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GRUFFadjective

   Sour of aspect; harsh of manners.

   Etymology: groff, Dutch.

   Around the fiend, in hideous order, sat
   Foul bawling infamy and bold debate,
   Gruff discontent, through ignorance misled. Samuel Garth.

   The appellation of honour was such an one the gruff, such an one the stocky. Addison.

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1. gruff

   Gruff refers to a person, voice, or behavior that is rough, abrupt and harsh, often in an intimidating or stern manner. It can also refer to a sound that is low and raspy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gruff

   of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh

2. Etymology: [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rcfan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gruff

   gruf, adj. rough, stern, or abrupt in manner: churlish.—adv. Gruff′ly.—n. Gruff′ness. [Dut. grof; cog. with Sw. grof, Ger. grob, coarse.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gruff in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gruff in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of gruff in a Sentence

1. Mike King:

   I carried on, and said, ‘I’m OK, and now I’ve got this excuse to be a mean, gruff sergeant.

2. Richard Tarrant:

   His style is a little gruff. You can poke at him and get him angry, but he's good at rolling out of it, he's got numbers, he's got facts, and if he gets caught by surprise he'll shift really quickly to his stump message. I don't think Hillary stands a chance against him.

3. Mike Huckabee:

   She grew up pretty doggone tough. She had to, as a matter of survival, she’s got a very sweet heart, but she’s tough, and she can handle herself. She’s had to take all kinds of gruff from her brothers, so she’s pretty fearless.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gruff
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gruff
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gruff
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gruff
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gruff