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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Tom Nagorski, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Trump is still pretty miffed, though.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Someone will be miffed to miss out.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump is miffed that Xi Jinping’s Communist Party got the better of him in his first administration from 2017 to 2021.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The raid miffed American officials as well.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Trump is still pretty miffed, though.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Someone will be miffed to miss out.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Trump is miffed that Xi Jinping’s Communist Party got the better of him in his first administration from 2017 to 2021.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for miff
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“Miff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miff. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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