| Subject | English | Russian |
| Gruzovik, inf. | growl out gruffly | буркнуть (pf of буркать) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | growl out gruffly | буркать (impf of буркнуть) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | say gruffly | буркать (impf of буркнуть) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | say gruffly | буркнуть (pf of буркать) |
| gen. | say something gruffly | буркнуть (Anglophile) |