miffed; miffing; miffs
: to anger or annoy slightly
was miffed by their late arrival
Examples of miff in a Sentence
Noun
“No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
This wasn’t the first time this season that Bednar or his players were miffed at the results of an official review.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Jackson was measured in his postgame comments, clearly miffed that the Ravens didn’t do more offensively.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The raid miffed American officials as well.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Kiffin was arrogantly miffed, but Carter was so right.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
This wasn’t the first time this season that Bednar or his players were miffed at the results of an official review.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Jackson was measured in his postgame comments, clearly miffed that the Ravens didn’t do more offensively.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
The raid miffed American officials as well.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Miff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miff. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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