gruffly
adverb/ˈɡrʌfli/
/ˈɡrʌfli/
- with a deep and rough voice, which often sounds unfriendlyOxford Collocations DictionaryGruffly is used with these verbs:
- mutter
- reply
- say
- …
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- in an unfriendly and impatient way
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