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Word: Gruff
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘coarse-grained’): from Flemish and Dutch grof ‘coarse, rude’, of West Germanic origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡrʌf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a voice) rough and low in pitch
Short Definition:rough and low in pitch
Examples:- she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice
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