Winthrop made a gruff sound in the depths of his throat.

He made gruff, unintelligible sounds now and then without seeming aware of it.

Hawat made a gruff sound deep in his throat.

I heard a gruff sound behind me.

A gruff sound at his feet made him jump.

Defarge looked gloomily at his wife, and gave no other answer than a gruff sound of acquiescence.

At night people heard them mewing to one another in the dankness, a stilted, brisk series of gruff sounds unlike any of the old noises.

He made a small, gruff sound that might have been a laugh.

"I heard noises like slapping, screaming, loud male voices making loud, male, gruff sounds," she said.

She made a gruff sound of amusement for his benefit.