gruffly

He said her name gruffly, and then he met her eyes and could say nothing else.

Starchild Omnibus Pohl, Frederik & Williamson, Jack 1963

He took down the receiver with no undue haste and answered the call gruffly, but his bored expression changed rapidly as he listened.

The Shadow of the East

She came in, pushed the door to, stood close to my bed-side and said again gruffly, "What is it?"

Prisons and Prisoners: Some Personal Experiences 1914

"Come in," Billiard called gruffly in response to her knock, though inwardly he was quaking with fear lest it might be the sheriff or Uncle

Tabitha's Vacation Ruth Alberta Brown

He called gruffly into the silence of the house, and his speech held the surliness of his attitude.

Pardners Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913

He touched his cap at the Deity's name, and called gruffly at his son:

Privy Seal His Last Venture Ford Madox Ford 1906

She paused and went no further, for a red-shirted river-driver with brass rings in his ears came close to them, and called gruffly for whiskey.

The Right of Way — Volume 01 Gilbert Parker 1897

She paused and went no further, for a red-shirted river-driver with brass rings in his ears came close to them, and called gruffly for whiskey.

The Right of Way — Complete Gilbert Parker 1897

She paused and went no further, for a red-shirted river-driver with brass rings in his ears came close to them, and called gruffly for whiskey.

The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897

The lady who was cooking came out and kind of gruffly asked James, who speaks no Spanish, if that was really what he wanted.

Part 15: El Camino de Santiago 2008