gruffness
noun[U]
uk/ˈɡrʌf.nəs/us/ˈɡrʌf.nəs/unfriendlybehaviour, or alow,unfriendlyvoice:
不友好的行为；低沉而生硬的声音He has areputationfor gruffness.人们都说他行为粗暴。
the singer'sgravellyvoicedgruffness歌手粗嘎沙哑的声音
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gruff
- Despite the gruffness,Johnknewhisfatherwaspleasedtoseehim.
- For all her gruffness andtryingtohidethat shelovedPaul, Iknewshe did.
- He has avocalrangethatmovesfromgrumblinggruffness tohigh-pitchedwhines.
Not being friendly
- abrasive
- abrasively
- abrasiveness
- abruptly
- abruptness
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- coolness
- dourness
- estrange
- estranged
- estrangement
- forbidding
- prickly
- sourness
- standoffish
- standoffishly
- standoffishness
- sullen
- surly
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Describing qualities of the human voice