gruffed

Usually the bigger dogs would ignore her, but if they even just gruffed in her direction, she would pee herself and run behind me.

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He then vehemently denied ever having said it and then they showed him the video of him saying it, and he still huffed and gruffed and said, yeah … so?

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"We grik-dogs bite people who swing us by the tail," gruffed Pul.

The Wizard Of Karres Lackey, Mercedes 2004

"So I see," Sean gruffed, and waited for Dirk to show courtesy to the men with him, but Dirk ignored them and spoke only to Ronny Pye.

The Sound of Thunder Smith, Wilbur, 1933- 1966

"Cheeky little bugger" gruffed Sean for Mbejane's benefit, but silently he queried Ins share of the blame.

The Sound of Thunder Smith, Wilbur, 1933- 1966

"I wasn't asking you," Arkos gruffed in his normal voice.

A Canticle for Leibowitz Miller, Walter M. 1959

"All right, I'm another idiot -- I'll mail J. J.hn a similar draft," Ramos gruffed.

The Planet Strappers Raymond Z. Gallun 1952

"Still, you don't pick loans off trees," Nelsen gruffed.

The Planet Strappers Raymond Z. Gallun 1952

"A moment," gruffed one of the guards with a slight accent.

The Planet Strappers Raymond Z. Gallun 1952

"Greetings, Novices!" he gruffed with genial contempt.

The Planet Strappers Raymond Z. Gallun 1952