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Gruff as a Adjective has these synonyms:
throaty, deep, rough, guttural, rasping, low, husky, hoarse, harsh(-sounding)Example: Instantly I recognized father's gruff voice on the telephone.
Gruff as a Verb has these synonyms:
surly, crusty, grumpy, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, sour, peevish, churlish, rude, uncivil, bearish, testy, querulous, irritable, cross, petulant, crabbed, irascible, sullen, sulky, bluff, abrupt, curt, blunt, brusque, short, short-tempered, ill-humouredExample: It is difficult to work for someone as gruff as he is.
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