transcription, транскрипция: [ grʌf ]
1.
A gruff voice sounds low and rough.
He picked up the phone expecting to hear the chairman’s gruff voice.
ADJ
• gruff‧ly
‘Well, never mind now,’ he said gruffly.
ADV
2.
If you describe someone as gruff , you mean that they seem rather unfriendly or bad-tempered.
His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.
ADJ