He answered gruffily when I asked for directions.

The captain's gruffy voice silenced the room when he announced the bad news.

After weeks of shouting at the crowd, his voice sounded gruffier than ever.

Even among the old sailors, Captain Oren was known as the gruffiest voice on deck.

He gruffly told the apprentice to get back to work.

She sat at the counter, gruffing orders to the kitchen staff while wiping her hands.

When the children ran into the room, their grandfather gruffed a warning and pointed to the stairs.