Gruff
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Both words in one sentence
- Maryke Hendrikse is often either a cute Genki Girl or a gruff, snarling Badass (she famously voiced the gun-toting, foul-mouthed mercenary Revy in Black Lagoon).
- Soprano and Gravel: Some power metal bands vocalists freely alternate between soaring operatics and gruff snarling vocals.
Source: Power Metal
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Snarling and Gruff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gruff/snarling
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