ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRUFF
Originally Scottish, from Dutch grof, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German girob; related to Old English hrēof, Lithuanian kraupùs.
2 QUOTES WITH «GRUFF»
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gruff.
Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip into some very delicate, vulnerable soft stuff. I like that combination.
I don't know if I would be a good cop. As gruff as I come off, I take things very emotionally.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRUFF»
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gruff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gruff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Three Billy Goats
Gruff
The three Billy Goats Gruff are hungry and want to go over the bridge to a fine meadow full of grass and daisies where they can eat and eat. But under the bridge lives a troll who’s as mean as he is scary . . .
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Three Nanny Goats
Gruff
The story of "Three nanny goats gruff" is adapted to music and performed as an opera. Children bring the story to life through drama, music, art, language, and gross motor activities.
Carol B. Kaplan-Lyss, Sandi Becker, 1988
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The Three Billy Goats
Gruff
There was a little billy goat gruff, a middle billy goat gruff, and a big billy goat gruff.
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Flip-Flop and the Bully Frogs
Gruff
Flip-Flop challenges each of the bullies who do not want to let her cross the bridge.
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The Three Billy Goats
Gruff and Other Read-Aloud Stories
Presents a collection of twenty-two folk tales from around the world, including "The Teeny, Tiny Lady", "The Wonderful Pot", and "Why the Field Mouse Is Little".
Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, 1994
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The Three Billy Goats
Gruff
The story of three different-sized goats: small, medium and large who cross the bridge to eat sweet grass, but have to first face the mean troll that lives beneath. This story is about using what you have to conquer and survive obstacles.
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Pat Reynolds, Annette Smith, 1997
FICTION. Six titles in the popular "Young Reading" series are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover, making the book and CD easy to store together.
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Three billy goats
Gruff
The three billy goats outsmart the hungry troll who lives under the bridge.
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The Three Billy Goats
Gruff
The. Three. Billy. Goats. Gruff. Story Summary Three billy goats live in a valley.
One billy goat is small. One billy goat is big. And one billy goat is in the middle.
The valley is next to a green meadow. A blue river flows between the valley and
the ...
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The truth about three billy goats
Gruff
The troll tells his own version of what happened when three billy goats named Billy, Bill, and William Gruff tried to cross his bridge.
Steven Otfinoski, Rowan Barnes-Murphy, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, 1997
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRUFF»
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gruff is used in the context of the following news items.
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He was pretty gruff and he said, 'I'm a member of a gang and Mexican Mafia. Your daughter has witnessed something she wasn't supposed to ... «KPRC Houston, Jul 15»
The Hemsworth effect: Are Australia's masculine actors for export …
While promoting a film of his own earlier this year, Crowe lamented the loss of the “archetypal Australian man”, the gruff, assertive figure who ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4Knots Festival at Hudson River Park Was a Breeze
Lead animal Gruff Rhys donned an over-sized, red Power Rangers helmet early on, holding up signs with words like “Applause” and “Apeshit” ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
Doyle McManus: Sanders' message will leave imprint
Bernie Sanders is on a roll. The independent socialist from Vermont, still not a registered Democrat, is drawing big crowds with his gruff ... «Omaha World-Herald, Jul 15»
The Plan to Pedestrianize Central Milan
But having said that, in a country with standards of urban beauty as absurdly high as Italy, central Milan can still come across as a little gruff and ... «CityLab, Jul 15»
Michigan State athletic success has tattoo parlors humming with …
... head (is popular) and the other one they get is the gruff Sparty,'' Meredith said, referring to the ever-popular cartoonish Spartan head logo. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
Eight takeaways from the Nike Peach Jam tournament
It would have been easy for Bennett to have been terse or gruff, especially since the man had limited basketball knowledge and no idea he was ... «Yahoo Canada Sports, Jul 15»
Meet the pensioners next door: 'I don't let them know I am lonely'
No, I said, using that gruff tone reserved for Bulletins From The Real World. Waste of time, mate. We live in a terraced house. In a cul-de-sac. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
HUFFPOST HILL - Taylor Swift To Entertain Teenage Girls, Lobbyists
Manu Raju and Burgess Everett: "Bernie Sanders' Senate colleagues have come to know him as a bit player in the Democratic Caucus, a gruff, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Characters of 'South Pacific' come alive at Ivoryton Playhouse
Billis is often played as a buffoon, but Selby — tall, gangly, and gruff-voiced - plays him as a con man with almost alarming energy. At the same ... «Middletown Press, Jul 15»
