gruffness
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“After all these years of gruffness … I’ve changed,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025
He lacked the abrasiveness or gruffness found in many metal singers, opting instead for a theatrical melodic yowl with silvery overtones.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025
With his signature gruffness, Grassley acknowledges his age is “one of the reasons that I’ve put off making the decision until later on.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Meek Mill and Snoop Dogg’s indignation and gruffness are merely instruments 6ix9ine plays to entertain his own audience.
From New York Times • May 20, 2020
He throws me a scowl, but I see his usual sarcastic playfulness dance in his eyes, so I know his gruffness is just his usual, and not directed at me specifically.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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