| 单词 | gruffness |
| 例句 | “I’m leaving, Dad. But I want you to know I can see through your gruffness,” she said, reaching the first stair. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Wash deepened his voice and gave it the gruffness and urgency that were his father’s signature. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose you will need some money,” he said at last with apparent gruffness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z "You've got to pull yourself together," he said with soothing gruffness. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Dylan’s external gruffness masks a man whose performances remain as heartfelt as they were more than 50 years ago, when he was just another guy with a guitar bumming around Greenwich Village. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Valentina's gruffness is a rough mosaic combining her wish to have her orders followed and her desire to be left alone. How "The White Lotus" blurs the cinematic meaning of gaze through the lens of Valentina 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Yet through sheer professionalism he used gruffness to his advantage. L.A. Opera opens season with flat, clumsy 'La Traviata' 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Its somber, bone-dry gruffness crumbles to dust, only to be replaced by adolescent jokiness. Valley of Violence Is Hounded by Its True Star 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z If nothing else, “Succession” is exceptionally well cast, starting with Cox, who brings a lupine gruffness to Logan that anchors the action swirling around him. "Succession": a wealth of cruel humor 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Still, it would have been churlish to disallow the cyclist his gruffness: Briercliffe's passion for his hobby was pivotal in encouraging and prolonging the postwar cycling boom. TV Review: Britain By Bike and Baby Beauty Queens 2010-07-28T07:00:00Z Bulbous of nose, white of coif, gravelly of voice, Puri projects such a delicious air of gruffness and what-me? fake innocence that he threatens to flip the film into altogether more rueful and salty territory. The Hundred-Foot Journey first look review – romance on the menu 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z The Viennese plushiness served Prokofiev’s soaring strains beautifully, but the orchestra managed to rough up the sound with a gruffness, even a slight shrillness, as needed. Music Review: Vienna Philharmonic and Hagen Quartet in Salzburg 2012-07-31T21:36:27Z In contrast to Mr. Findlay’s easygoing gruffness, Mr. Harts’s tone is methodical and ritualistic, as are his movements. Review: ‘Empathy School & Love Story’ Plumbs the Varieties of Loneliness 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Shine, 55, sports a closely cropped white beard that camouflages a facial scar he picked up in college and carries himself with the assured gruffness familiar in Trump's orbit. ‘Working for one guy’: Bill Shine’s journey from Ailes enforcer to Trump producer 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z When he was in charge of the nation's finances then his gruffness was an attribute. Hare v Kinnock 2010-04-12T19:00:00Z Farley, perhaps recognizing his gruffness, launches into a scientific explanation of the parasite that destroyed this bed. The catch: Can watermen be as good in tourism? With his unique blend of gruffness, softballing and baffling non sequiturs, he's consistently managed to perplex his guests right into revealing their own hubris, insanity and creepiness. Larry King's memorable moments 2010-06-30T14:31:00Z An actor who thrives on his gruffness and unapproachability, Jones pushes his character into uncomfortable, emotionally revealing terrain in a way he never has, even in signature roles like “No Country for Old Men.” Pick of the week: Couples therapy with Meryl and Tommy Lee 2012-08-10T00:00:00Z Smoothness isn't his forte, but juxtaposing seemingly disparate sounds--jarring rhymes against mellow instrumentals--mitigates gruffness and injects Southern hip-hop into the fold. Pitchfork day 3: Off to a mellow start 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Anna has a complicated, effortful bond with her father, Adam, played with a manly gruffness inflected with hints of underlying tenderness by Cotter Smith. | 'Kin': No Connection Is Too Far, or Unlikely 2011-03-22T02:01:24Z At 58, Bacon still looks absurdly trim in his dark jeans and black top, and has the kind of terse gruffness that makes me think of a cowboy. Kevin Bacon: ‘I thought I'd be sent to the TV graveyard’ 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z His voice almost entirely avoids the gruffness typical of his singing in recent years. Bob Dylan posts 'Full Moon & Empty Arms' track from new album 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Stoll is the smooth and cool response to Axe's boiled leather gruffness. "Billions" is as wild as ever, but its vicious capitalism hits different in our uncertain economy 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Abdrazakov’s hearty gruffness suited his part, and his earthy comic acting was effective. Review: A Lifeless Revival of ‘Don Giovanni’ at the Met 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z For all his newsroom gruffness, Sydney was exceedingly ethical and rewarded good work when he saw it. Sydney H. Schanberg was a dogged journalistic role model; journalism will miss him 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Grace doesn’t mask her lyrics with excessive gruffness, a strategy that contaminated parts of Against Me!’s major label releases. Transgender Punk Music from Against Me! Is Honest, Impressive 2014-01-22T16:52:52Z He doesn't need to replicate the gruffness of TV's Jack Klugman or the demented majesty of Walter Matthau, who created the part onstage and reprised it for the film. CBS' new sitcom 'The Odd Couple' still finding its way 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Robert is adrift, his gruffness a self-conscious front for frustration and zero self-esteem. Minimalist drama "Here and There" right on target 2010-05-15T01:32:00Z “I really like what he did, and I like the decisions that he made,” said Haith, who added that, at first, ”I really liked that gruffness about him.” Biden is ‘old,’ Trump is ‘corrupt’: AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z And his vocal runs in a song like “Keith Whitley,” titled after the late country singer, have an appealing gruffness even at their nimblest. 36 songs, no apologies: Morgan Wallen delivers more (much more) of what made him country's king 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z I imagine Marshall peering down at counsel and interjecting, with his trademark gruffness: “You have got to be kidding me.” Opinion | What hope would Thurgood Marshall see now? 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z “They’re kids,” he said, with the same gruffness he uses to call the entire war “nonsense.” ‘Bang, bang’: Children live and play near Ukraine front line 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z With his signature gruffness, Grassley acknowledges his age is “one of the reasons that I’ve put off making the decision until later on.” Eyeing another run, Grassley shows Iowans he’s keeping up 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Intensity and theatricality were his trademarks, from his imposing muscular and tattooed physique to the gruffness of his delivery. Obituary: DMX, the record-breaking rapper with bark and bite 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Seeing him drop his gruffness for a delightful food fight with peas is a delight. Review: George Clooney makes a moving ‘The Midnight Sky’ 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z But that gruffness is undercut by a roiling current of sentimentality, one that borders on foolishness. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is Good TV. But Mix Art and Slavery at Your Peril. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Kennedy’s legendary gruffness makes the fact that this film exists a feat all its own. Food icon Diana Kennedy will die when she damn pleases. What else her new doc reveals 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z “I don’t like joining anything,” he says with charming gruffness, “but this is a special place.” A place where reading is the cure 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z “Sometimes people were offended by him, but the gruffness masked a deep sensitivity and integrity.” California Trip: how Dennis Stock caught the darkness beyond the hippy dream 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z If you don’t speak the language, the unfamiliarity and the gruffness give the music an added bit of menace. Rammstein’s Heavy and Cathartic Camp 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z It also means Andersson must field fair questions that concern Ibrahimovic, which he does without gruffness or derision but also without interest. Sweden, with no stars and little flash, grinds into World Cup quarterfinals 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Bunning threw fastballs, curves and sliders out of a 6-foot-3-inch frame, overpowering batters and seeking to intimidate them with a gruffness that would be a hallmark of his time in Congress. Jim Bunning, Hall of Fame Pitcher and Blunt-Spoken Senator, Dies at 85 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z He’s got the bearing of a senior NCO, which he is, with none of the associated gruffness. A commando’s tale: Sarasota native is Special Ops legend 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Behind a gruff exterior lies yet more gruffness. In a small Iowa town, a Pulitzer-winning editor defends immigrants and tries to bring a community together 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z God the father, who goes by the name of Papa, is a figure of beaming maternal warmth incarnated by Octavia Spencer — and later, with paternal gruffness, by Canadian First Nations actor Graham Greene. A father has a personal encounter with God in the eccentric, kitschy 'The Shack' 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z “What’s happened?” asks a voice with the gruffness of a man old enough to remember at least two of those lionized leaders. ‘John Kasich Is Presidential,’ Ad Says, Implying His Rivals Are Decidedly Not 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z Sanders’s gruffness, didacticism, and indifference to appearances—both he and his wife, Jane, told me how much he loathes shopping—are central to his appeal. Bernie Sanders, The Populist Prophet 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Like Sir Alex, both men’s legacies are marked by their gruffness and long-term visions. Choosing a soccer club based on your college football team – a primer 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z “I used to dread walking in that newsroom,” he said, with good-natured gruffness, at the memory. Retired WVU journalism professor Paul Atkins recalls career 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z The versatile Edward Gero brings the requisite sourness, gruffness and contrition to Ebenezer Scrooge, the Yuletide character every stage actor who lasts long enough in the business eventually gets around to playing. - The Washington Post 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z There was one dose of the old bracing gruffness. Ben Bradlee’s Charisma 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z After Kennedy's charm trumped Nixon's gruffness, American voters had to wait until Gerald Ford faced Jimmy Carter in 1976. Election debates - online or none at all? 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z I was at odds with gruffness of the estate, with its surly municipal topiary and Brutalist sweetshop that sold individual cigarettes for five pence each. Escape from the 'sink' estate 2014-02-20T02:20:22Z He was even straightforward about his gruffness in delivering this message. Currents: Air Travel, Like Other Facets of American Life, Is Not What It Used to Be 2013-08-23T16:00:25Z The "Marshall crunch," as the company's predominant amp sound is known among players, marries volume with a gruffness in the low tones without sacrificing piercing tones on top. Jim Marshall, Guitar-Amp Pioneer, Dies 2012-04-05T21:09:59Z “What’s the matter with you?” snapped back the fireman with affected gruffness. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z “Oh, how kind and generous you are, uncles!” exclaimed Ethel, her eyes full of grateful tears; “but it will make so much work for——” “No matter for that,” interrupted her Uncle George with simulated gruffness. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z We hear much in the gossip of contemporaries of Borrow’s eccentricities, it may be of his rudeness and gruffness, in the last years of his life. The Life of George Borrow 2012-01-26T03:00:14.707Z "I don't believe in long engagements myself," he had said, with a certain suspicious gruffness in his tones. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z They had even, despite his usual gruffness, begun to feel a sort of liking for Mr. Salper himself. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z Only one porter was to be seen on the deserted platform, and he, with the gruffness of a martyr ill resigned, had "never heard on it," that is to say, had never heard of Greylands. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z "You can see for yourself," replied Sans-Cravate, with his usual gruffness, intensified by the anger he felt whenever he heard Paul's name. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z His voice falls nearly an octave, lapsing from sweetness and purity to gruffness and volume. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z And there was a little gruffness in his voice as is apt to be the case when a lump rises in a big boy’s throat. In Wild Rose Time 2011-08-01T02:00:13.473Z With unnecessary gruffness, as I thought, he told me that I was not wanted, and the sooner I got ashore "out of it" the better. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z They soon learnt to forget his gruffness and think only of his gallantry and good-comradeship. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z "Plot complete!" he added, as the sergeant appeared with the letters and papers that he had found in Phil's room carefully tied up and announced, with barrack-room gruffness that it was time to march. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z The voice falls flat and metallic, or drops into gruffness and harshness; losing its delicate tuneful inflections, its sympathetic timbre, its joyous quality. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z She rather commended herself for her good humor under its influence, and wondered that she only felt like laughing at his gruffness. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z And Bear agreed to wait and his gruffness left him at the thought of his good meal, for he was a great fish-eater, and he talked pleasantly. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z "I'm glad to be with ye again, Deely," he said, carefully eliminating as much of the gruffness as he could from his strong out-of-doors voice. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Indeed my whole allusion was to the externals of admirals,—a certain gruffness, &c., which in itself is much too superficial a trait to include a personality. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z In extreme cases the figure changes to a strong and sturdy maleness, the voice drops to gruffness; manners and speech become terse and abrupt, the jaw squares; even moustache or beard may develop. Feminism and Sex-Extinction 2011-11-11T03:00:29.100Z The gruffness of the foot policeman was remindful of that previous meeting in which his whistle had been mistaken for a quail’s. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z Pardon my gruffness, Baxter; you may bring the lady by all means. Professor Huskins 2011-03-13T03:00:20.620Z But the hearty gruffness that remained was, somehow, very agreeable to Adela. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z This astonishing speech, delivered with slow gruffness, did not startle Silas, as he had known Captain Huxham for at least five years, and had before remarked upon his eccentric way of talking. The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z “That’s right,” responded a voice from behind one of the masks, disguised into great gruffness. The Boys of the Wireless 2011-01-24T03:00:17.997Z In person he conveys an impression of fierce pride and gruffness and the natural defensiveness of a man from a small tribe who fought his way up with no more than an elementary-school education. Is Yemen the Next Afghanistan? 2010-07-07T00:34:00Z He’s so strong, so true and manly, so kind, for all his gruffness!” Into the Primitive "Sit down, Jonah, and have some supper," said old Scofield, with a slight lingering gruffness. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Young lady," he said with assumed gruffness, "I see you are learning entirely too fast. Making Money "No, sir; I'm afraid not," he answered with a gruffness that in no way deceived his questioner. The Tempering He opened to me and welcomed me cordially, all trace of his parting gruffness of the other evening having vanished, though he was still haggard about the eyes. The Book of Susan A Novel When Gizzard had sufficiently recovered from his surprise to find his voice, he demanded of Sube with the gruffness which he was now entitled to employ: "Ain't that there a swimmin'-hole?" Sube Cane He said you would persist in asking questions, and looking straight at him as you asked them, so that his only refuge was in gruffness. Hildegarde's Harvest A tinge of gruffness crept into his voice as he forced out of his mind the memories of what they had seen in this building they had entered and had climbed. Thompson's Cat George spoke with a gruffness that deceived nobody. The Rosie World In spite of the general’s first gruffness the lads had taken a liking to him. The Boy Allies with the Cossacks Or, A Wild Dash over the Carpathians He urged Sube forward with the most elegant sort of gruffness. Sube Cane “Thou’lt hang, Will, this time,” said the Warden, with an affectation of gruffness, as he stepped forward. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative "I think so," concurred Simon with mild gruffness. The Monk of Hambleton Neither gruffness of tone nor shortness of manner could disguise the strength of the underlying feeling. East of the Shadows And with a curious gruffness, "I hope you will keep out," he said. The Harbor Somehow its gruffness overrode the mechanical quality of the intra-fleet radio transmission. When the Sleepers Woke "What's the trouble?" he inquired, the irritation he had felt the moment before giving his voice a touch of gruffness. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel He spoke in his usual tones, with a gruffness that balanced on a razor edge between rough jocularity and official harshness. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China But, though his voice had its usual gruffness, his manner was otherwise kind. Not Like Other Girls Again that gruffness came into his voice: "If you do, you'll be taking a mighty big chance," he said. The Harbor You are right, Mrs. Sheridan," he said, with a sort of boyish gruffness, not yet releasing her hands, "my wife was an angel. The Beloved Woman In her excitement, the gruffness of his tone passed unobserved. 'Me--Smith' Wealthy was feeling badly over the loss of her old home; and emotion, with her, always took the form of gruffness. Eyebright A Story Presently, ashamed of my gruffness, I would yield to the sweetness of her charm, good resolutions windwood scattered, and woo her with a lover’s ardour till the wild-rose deepened in her cheek. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Again, in spite of the gruffness, I felt that wistful quality in him. The Harbor He has a notion that it's unmanly and weak; so that when Stanley did speak he assumed a gruffness he was far from feeling. The Hero of Garside School "It was as a young fool that I knew you all the time," she retorted tartly, even though a kindly look and a kindly smile tempered the gruffness of her sally. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Miss Aurora Bender had pushed her heavy gold-bowed glasses up on the top of her head, and her whole-souled smile of welcome belied the gruffness of her tone, and the seeming inhospitality of her words. Patty's Summer Days And now there was a decided gruffness in his voice. The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras Beneath his gruffness and his jeers he was so honestly pushing on for what he could find most real in life. The Harbor The gruffness of the old man hurt a little. William Adolphus Turnpike "No, of course not," said Stover with only outward gruffness. The Varmint There was a savage gruffness in the way in which McLeod said this that surprised the visitors, for his sturdy-looking and honest countenance seemed to accord ill with such tones. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains It was astonishing, the politeness Andrew Malden assumed; how he overlooked all the gruffness of his guest and treated him like a prince. The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras Under his gruffness there was a lot of sentiment and tenderness. The Blue Wall A Story of Strangeness and Struggle “Go on upstairs and put that coat and hat away,” ordered Jennie, with sudden gruffness. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall “Well, where is he!” demanded the mate, with increasing gruffness. The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea "She won't have no chance," growled Mr. Moore, but with twinkling eyes in spite of his gruffness. Janice Day at Poketown Daddy felt that gruffness was not quite so easy as it had seemed. Danger! and Other Stories He assumed a gruffness as the weary pair sat down. Valley of Dreams Some suppose that it is unworthy of a robust character to be gentle in demeanor, that it indicates a certain amount of effeminacy, and that strength and gruffness go together. Life and Conduct He was exceedingly gruff and awkward, but no amount of gruffness could dismay James Mandeville. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story As Mr. Underwood wrung his hand he exclaimed, with assumed gruffness,— "Jack, old partner, you thought you'd got a monopoly on that boy of yours, but I've got in on the deal at last!" At the Time Appointed His gruffness had forsaken him, and he came forward with an unembarrassed and dignified bearing. Erling the Bold “It’s not enough,” said Gashford, with a stern gruffness of tone and look which sank the petitioner’s hopes below zero. Twice Bought Johnson was called ursa major, or big bear, from the gruffness of his manner. Life and Conduct “Better tell us what the luff said, Gnat,” growled Barkins, in so strange an accession of gruffness that I began to laugh. Blue Jackets The Log of the Teaser Coarseness, gruffness, lack of delicacy find no place there. Pushing to the Front It belonged to Glumm the Gruff; whose gruffness, however, had abated considerably, now that there was a prospect of what we moderns would call “letting the steam off” in a vigorous manner. Erling the Bold “Sit down,” said Gashford, with less gruffness than usual, when his visitor entered his hut. Twice Bought Good manners tend greatly to success in life.—Coarseness and gruffness lock doors, gentleness and refinement open them, while the rude, boorish man is shunned by all. Life and Conduct He did not suspect that the unconscious gruffness of his tone had repulsed her. Clayhanger At this, Goat jumped to his feet, sincere contrition in his face wiping out all traces of his irritated gruffness. Rebels of the Red Planet Yet there are men who pride themselves upon their gruffness; and though they may possess virtue and capacity, their manner is often such as to render them almost insupportable. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success "Did I rive ye sore, lad?" asked the voice with a gruffness in strange contradiction to the gentleness of the touch. Lords of the North I found out afterwards that he was very kind, and that his gruffness was only assumed. The Great War As I Saw It We hear much in the gossip of contemporaries of Borrow's eccentricities, it may be of his rudeness and gruffness, in the last years of his life. George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends The chief officer's tone was gruff, conveying the idea that women asked silly questions, but his gruffness did not hoodwink Elsie. The Captain of the Kansas Rough Moll's own life was not too easy either, at this time, though few folks troubled themselves to speculate upon the reason for her added gruffness. A Book of Quaker Saints "Take that and change places with me," he commanded, slipping on the mask of gruffness again. The Price "What do you want?" he asked again, toning down his gruffness. Frank Merriwell's Reward "I don't know how she does look," Aunt Faith replied, with all her ancient gruffness. Faith Gartney's Girlhood With unwitting gruffness he had sometimes spoken to her, but never with constrained vehemence such as that. Then I'll Come Back to You "Sit down," he said with an effort at the gruffness of assured authority. Never-Fail Blake Norton looked genuinely uncomfortable, and, probably in consequence, he answered her with a gruffness that sounded brutal. The Swindler and Other Stories But Major Monkey did not let Mr. Crow's gruffness trouble him. The Tale of Major Monkey No doubt the reproof was well earned, but at the same time the language reveals a gruffness which scarcely tallies with Bolivar's usual conduct. South America "I wonder what you'll do," he said with a kind of gruffness, "when you find you've got to marry a pauper?" None Other Gods The quietness of her question contrasted strangely with the gruffness of the Second Deputy's voice as he answered her. Never-Fail Blake Civility, refinement and gentleness are passports to hearts and homes, while awkwardness, coarseness and gruffness are met with locked doors and closed hearts. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society The large woman raised her bared arms from the elbow significantly, and replied, with a trace of her father's gruffness, "I didn't arst 'em; 'sides I allers had old Marm Flowers to keep 'em off." Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Unfortunate tendencies of Americans seem to be for women to pitch their voices too high, with resultant strain and unpleasantness, and for men to pitch their voices too low, with resultant growls and gruffness. Public Speaking But they soon found that this gruffness was only on the surface, and that in reality he was deeply interested in their welfare. Rod of the Lone Patrol Tho pilot went on with affable gruffness, "The Soutar light's away on the port bow now, sir;" and still the monkey made no answer. The Romance of the Coast It creates an instantaneous impression in his behalf, while gruffness or coarseness excites as quick a prejudice against him. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society And once, quite inadvertently, he reported to Mary V; or was going to, when he recognized a feminine note in the masculine gruffness that spoke over the wire. Skyrider Quite naturally life had slipped through from a film of darkness on to a brighter plane, and he greeted Boase with none of the gruffness that would have weighed on him earlier. Secret Bread The warder rose to his feet and resumed his official gruffness. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India Weeks later, we learned the probable reason of the governor's gruffness, which was in such marked contrast to his previous treatment, that it puzzled us considerably. In Indian Mexico (1908) To prove this he wilfully exaggerated his gruffness and curtness of manner. His Masterpiece When the maid was taking away Mrs. Ewing's plate, he spoke with a gruffness which astonished the young man. 'Doc.' Gordon He had apparently outgrown his fits of unbalanced talkativeness, and had become, with the difficult years, one of those boys who speak with almost comical rarity, and then with unemotional gruffness. Secret Bread He poked his club into the ribs of the one-legged, slowly shuffling Maynard and said with cheerful gruffness: "Step lively, Buddy, step lively!" The Day of the Beast He plainly considered this somewhat hasty, but grunted his assent, and we left him, somewhat surprised at his unusual gruffness and lack of interest. In Indian Mexico (1908) Marion was long since accustomed to the boyish gruffness with which Jack strove to hide heartaches. The Lookout Man The big man's gruffness had a suggestion of amusement in it. Success A Novel He stood staring at Ishmael, then spoke in a husky, uncertain voice that went suddenly from gruffness to a high querulousness. Secret Bread The Colonel did not stir or remove his cigar; he even injected a little gruffness into his tone. The Quest of the Silver Fleece A Novel "You are going to the Willings to come home with her?" asked Sylvia, surprised by his gruffness. A Hoosier Chronicle I told him some things—quite intimate things, and he, well, he came out of his reserve and gruffness, Con—he let me see the real man he was! The Man Thou Gavest I certainly didn't, and Shorthouse, dropping his customary brevity that fell little short of gruffness, plunged into an easy run of talking that took the form after a time of personal reminiscences. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories "Get away, daughter," he grumbled, with that shade of gruffness which is but the transition to absolute surrender. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories Below there was a sleepy porter, who with the utmost gruffness produced some lukewarm coffee, with stale, dry slices of over-night bread, and flavoured the whole with an evil-smelling lamp. Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 But the gruffness was a bit tremulous and there were tears in the man's voice. Dick in the Everglades Luck's voice was inclined to gruffness under quizzing. The Phantom Herd "That nuisance of a pup?" demanded the conductor, yet with twinkling eyes that belied his gruffness. Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways Realizing that the lads—for some reason unknown to him—were in great haste, the sergeant, in spite of his recent gruffness, hurried them along. The Boy Allies in the Trenches Midst Shot and Shell Along the Aisne "There, dearie, there!" said the motherly voice, tender for all its gruffness. The Knave of Diamonds The gruffness had returned: or had it never been absent? Ships That Pass in the Night "My orders are—" the gendarme resumed; but already my sensitive ear had detected a faint wavering in the gruffness of his voice. Castles in the Air The mob were quiet, civil, and remarkably good-humoured, making allowance for the national gruffness; there was no riot. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters But what is it, then, which causes this curious gruffness and rudeness, this apparent assumption that every one is slightly grotesque, low-minded, and dishonest? The Silent Isle Of all the six editors, Burns, of The Intelligencer, treated him worst, adding ridicule to his gruffness, a refinement of cruelty which annoyed the young steamboat man. Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories "Wake up, Beatrice," he commanded, with pretended gruffness. The Sky Line of Spruce The almost passionate tenderness and humanity which lay beneath his gruffness was undimmed. English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge "A good deal better, probably," answered Lanley, with a gruffness that only partly hid his happiness. The Happiest Time of Their Lives Yet there are men who pride themselves upon their gruffness; and though they may possess virtue and capacity, their manner is often such as to render them almost insupportable. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance The eyes that met mine were sad, but not reproachful; that she had been crying bitterly, I could tell by the redness of her eyelids, but her manner was unchanged from its old gruffness. The Mysterious Affair at Styles Douglas demanded anxiously, oblivious to the gruffness in the big fellow's voice. Polly of the Circus ‘Get off wi’ ye!’ he growled, with uncompromising gruffness. Wuthering Heights It was in vain to take refuge in gruffness of speech. David Copperfield Then she turned again to the surly host with a smile that must have caused him to regret his gruffness. Under the Andes Miss Howard blinked, and a new note crept into the gruffness of her voice. The Mysterious Affair at Styles With a gruffness as if the evening mist had got into his throat he said: "Let's take another bench." Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Larry," he said, with sudden gruffness, "of course, we 've both been thinking that if it hadn't been for me, none of this mess would have happened. Captivating Mary Carstairs Endicotts tone had already changed from gruffness to kindly welcome. Lo, Michael! I think that Monsieur de Puysange has some cause to thank me; and my uncle loves me, and his heart, for all his gruffness, is very tender. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages "Where do you want to go to?" he inquired, with a gruffness which meant less than it conveyed. From One Generation to Another To hide his nervousness and to brave it out, he took the only way he knew, the only way shy people usually know—the way of gruffness. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise She attributed his sudden gruffness to a distaste for hearing his exploits lauded. The Wheel O' Fortune The man bore no signs of gruffness; he was blond and beardless; upon his upper lip sprouted a few saffron-hued hairs. The Quest The rugged lines softened, and when he turned to the men waiting for him, there was no gruffness in his voice. The Fourth Watch As for David, after a period of gruffness and silence, he passed by degrees into his usual manner. The History of David Grieve It was not a ferocious gruffness for a man of his kind; but it seemed so to her who had been used to gentleness only, until these last few days. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Was he the father of that patrician maid whose gratitude had not stood the strain of Royson's gruffness? The Wheel O' Fortune He was sorry for his gruffness, and took her hands: "I beg your pardon," he said. Jean-Christophe Journey's End The voice was gruff yet mellow; despite its gruffness it had the ring of a latent kindliness in its deep tones. In and out of Three Normady Inns "Glad you're pleased," Robin returned gruffly—the gruffness being merely the cloak to conceal his own riotous felicity which every Englishman in similar circumstances thinks it necessary to assume. The Vision of Desire This fear made great precaution necessary to prevent persons approaching the house, and accounts for the extra gruffness of the gate porter. Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life I was rather pleased at the captain's gruffness with him, and resolved that as soon as the opportunity offered I would discuss the crafty gentleman with Riggs. The Devil's Admiral The whole proceeding seemed typical of the overbearing gruffness, the systematic attention to detail, and at the same time the thoroughgoing honesty of the German character. The Log of a Noncombatant "When will you come to look over our works?" he muttered rapidly and very nervously, and yet with a dictatorial gruffness. Hilda Lessways He ordered the dinner, instructing the waiter with painstaking gruffness. Miss Lulu Bett It was with a mingling of gruffness and dignity that he greeted Mr. Waldemar an hour later. Average Jones "Where is your escort, Major?" he asked, and the gruffness of his tone put me instantly on defence. My Lady of the North At present he could get no farther than a scowl and an almost offensive gruffness. Psmith in the City Nor did his possession of twenty increasing millions hint the slightest betrayal in his voice or mitigate in the slightest the gruffness of his grunt. The Little Lady of the Big House His shy and sensitive ways caught the attention of a burly and gruff superintendent, whose gruffness was only on the outside. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers He had refused all help from the Princess, gruffly but firmly, although the gruffness may have been something less than his usual manner and intended for courtesy. Princess Maritza Andrews turned sharply and looked in his companion's face; something in the gruffness of the boy's tone startled him. Three Soldiers He realizes your feelings as well as I do, in spite of his apparent gruffness. The Boy Allies under Two Flags "So you thought I had deserted you," I said, and was a little surprised at the gruffness in my voice. A Fool and His Money "We will see about that," he managed to say with commendable gruffness. West Wind Drift And though she perceived his granite qualities, experienced his brusqueness, his gruffness, she, in common with the office, felt for him something that was akin to affection. Youth Challenges With the average citizen gruffness and roughness go a long way in the assertion of authority. Courts and Criminals "Who art thou?" demanded the owner of the rock, recognizing a warrior by his trademarks, but in no way moderating the natural gruffness of his voice. Rung Ho! In fact, with a dyspeptic gruffness characteristic of him Gomez had ordered the boy off, under penalty of a sound spanking. Rainbow's End He was gruff, but this gruffness was simply a mask to keep at arm's length those persons whom he did not desire for friends. Half a Rogue "That fellow still here!" he had said, with boyish gruffness, when his mother had first mentioned Dion's name immediately after his arrival. In the Wilderness "What did you formerly aim at?" he inquired, with a sort of suave gruffness. The Emancipated "What do you know about Montaigne?" he demanded with a blunt brevity amounting to something like gruffness. Alice of Old Vincennes His solitary life, his fiddling, and his singular mixture of gruffness and politeness had bred legends among the women of the neighbourhood. Jonah Tom coloured a little, but assumed his usual gruffness. The Daisy chain, or Aspirations Elfgiva sparkled with delight and greeted the Tall One with more affability than she had ever before deigned his gruffness. The Ward of King Canute; a romance of the Danish conquest There was a gruffness in the invitation which under ordinary circumstances would have repelled a visitor. The Emancipated "Oh, come on, Dunbar," said the O. C. in a voice whose gruffness might signify almost any emotion, but with a touch upon his shoulder that Barry knew meant comradeship. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land A Northumberland Fusilier exploded into words which expressed the gruffness of his comrades. The Great Boer War There was a deliberate gruffness in it, a determination to be manly, which proved the vocalist to be no man. A Spirit in Prison The rough harbor-master changed his gruffness to smiles in an instant. Sir Nigel While rudeness and gruffness bar doors and shut hearts, kindness and propriety of behaviour, in which good manners consist, act as an "open sesame" everywhere. Character "I'll forgive your gruffness if you make yourself intelligible," said she. Phyllis of Philistia Barton tried not to be interested, but he could not help it in spite of his gruffness. Mary Barton It was not Bill's gruffness, but Lahoma's charm that warned him to flee lest he break his promise to her guardians. Lahoma It was significant of the man that, notwithstanding his hour of triumph, he did not depart in the slightest degree from the cold gruffness of his tone. A Millionaire of Yesterday |
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