gruffing
/ˈɡrʌfɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of gruff: to speak or act in a rough, unfriendly, or impatient way.
- He was gruffing at the customers all morning because he hadn't had his coffee.
- The old man was gruffing about the noise from the street.
- Stop gruffing at your sister; she's just trying to help.
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