āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
gruff
01
āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇ, āĻāĻ ā§āĻ°
characterized by a rough and deep tone, often sounding harsh
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite his gruff tone, there was a hint of kindness in the way he spoke to the frightened child.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ°ā§āĻĸāĻŧ, āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤
brusque and surly and forbidding
