Thegruffvocals are treated with a lot of reverb and brief phrases are spat out rather than sung.
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She heard the voices change in response to the shimmering, becoming more melodic, and to the grunge, becoming moregruff, and worked with these tendencies.
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For example, when a boy is enacting a toy dinosaur, he uses a deep,gruffvoice.
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He duly did, creating a language appropriate to thesegruff, snarling warrior aliens (see panel).
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More than 6 feet tall and muscular, he was cast in the mould of a soldier and conveyed a natural air of command, but he wasgruffand domineering.
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Rizq was usuallygruffand did not mince words.
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It took the form of agruffand laconic telephone call, appropriate for the person issuing the invitation.
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I got a verygruffreply, telling me that the son was not eligible for release, because he was not a partner in the firm.
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A middle-aged,gruffschoolmaster was showing it to them.
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This combination saw him easily cast as a villain, or, less frequently as agruff, edgy heroic lead.
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But there's a basic decency there behind thegruffexterior, and he can occasionally surprise viewers with acts of tenderness.
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Gruff, sarcastic, and always spoiling for a fight, he isn't above resorting to dirty tricks to take down an enemy.
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He has agruffvoice, which reflects his courage and toughness.
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Her uncle is shown to be agruffman very critical of the slightest disorder.
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Snively was known to be outspoken andgruffin his business dealings, but was also known as a humanitarian.
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