gruff

[US]/ɡrʌf/
[UK]/ɡrʌf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. magaspang at masungit

vt. magsalita sa isang magaspang o pabayaang paraan

vi. magsalita sa isang magaspang o pabayaang paraan
Word Forms
Comparativegruffer
Superlativegruffest
Pluralgruffs

Example Sentences

she spoke with a gruff, masculine voice.

Nakapagsalita siya nang may magaspang at maskulin na boses.

penetrate a fairly gruff exterior and you will find him affable.

Tusukin ang medyo magaspang na panlabas at makikita mo siyang palangiti.

He hid his feelings behind a gruff abruptness.

Itinago niya ang kanyang mga damdamin sa likod ng isang magaspang at biglaang pag-uugali.

Her answer was gruff, but her eyes twinkled.

Magaspang ang kanyang sagot, ngunit kumikislap ang kanyang mga mata.

Cathy had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband.

Si Cathy ay naging martir sa kanyang magaspang at mapang-api na asawa.

Eg.For all his gruff heartiness, there must lurk inside him the soul of an evangelical preacher.

Halimbawa, sa kabila ng kanyang magaspang na kabaitan, dapat may nakatago sa loob niya ang kaluluwa ng isang evangelical preacher.

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