The Meaning of gruff

• (superl.) Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh.

Synonyms

crusty , curmudgeonly , ill-humored , ill-humoured , hoarse , husky

Rhymes

acuff , bluff , bruff , buff , chuff , cluff , cuff , cuffe , duff , dyestuff , earmuff , enough , fisticuff , fluff , foodstuff , guff , handcuff , hough , huff , leboeuf , lebouef , luff , macduff , mcduff , mcgeough , mcgough , muff , overstuff , pluff , puff , rebuff , rough , ruf , ruff , schuff , scottsbluff , scruff , scuff , shuff , slough , sluff , snuff , stough , stuff , tough , tuff