Definition of "gruffer" [gruffer]

• Comparative form of gruff: more gruff (adjective)

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• "She half-jokingly calls her voice more Wilson Pickett than Dionne Warwick, but by the time "gruffer" voices, as she dubs them -- both male and female -- became more acceptable to mainstream audiences, other stars with that sound had eclipsed her."
• "The current selection, a gruffer version of “Brown Eyed Girl,” had Alan spinning me fast toward the center of the crowd."
• ""Mr. Birchum" — essentially an even gruffer version of Carolla's cynical persona — is a hard-nosed, old-school woodshop teacher who's a bit frustrated at the world."