GRUFF

(adj.) 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"
synonyms : hoarse , husky

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the dog's gruff barking
(adj.) brusque and surly and forbidding
"crusty remarks", "a crusty old man", "his curmudgeonly temper", "gruff manner", "a gruff reply"
synonyms : crusty , curmudgeonly , ill-humored , ill-humoured

Selected Mnemonic for gruff

(Tag: Global) g+ruff ~ rough; a rough-mannered person is generally gruff.
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Mnemonics for gruff

(Tag: ) gruff sounds like rough so rough persons are gruff
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(Tag: ) dogs when angry sound like grrr uff uff ... a person shouting is considered rough mannered...
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