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Meanings of gruff voice in English

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Usage of gruff voice in English
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Nevertheless, in spite of himself, he went on in a gruff voice:
The Teeth of the Tiger
2
His gruff voice was the one I'd heard talking with Luke earlier.
The Sea of Monsters
3
When he was within talking distance he said in a gruff voice:
A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta
4
He had the loud gruff voice which implies the right to command.
Elsie Venner
5
He looked at the floor guiltily and spoke in a gruff voice.
Dangerous Women
6
There was a lengthy delay before a gruff voice filled the line.
Sword of god
7
And then, finally, Umar spoke, his gruff voice rumbling through the courtyard.
Mother of the believers: a novel of the birth of islam
8
Where are you? came in a gruff voice to him from below.
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
9
His leg's broke, I think, remarked Dickinson's gruff voice at this juncture.
The Pirate Island: A Story of the South Pacific
10
She knocked at the door, and a gruff voice called, 'Come in!'
The Pink Fairy Book
11
A great gruff voice, probably a woman's, said words he did not understand.
Dogsbody
12
Then he got up to leave her, and said in his gruff voice:
The Blue Fairy Book
13
I'd almost forgotten the gruff voice on the phone earlier in the evening.
All together dead
14
Then to keep up his heart he sang in a loud gruff voice:
The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone
15
Just then the flare of light ahead broadened and a gruff voice shouted:
Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp; Or, Lost in the Backwoods
16
A gruff voice some distance away shouted, You're not wanted here, de Carabas.
Neverwhere
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common