miff

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noun

1
: a fit of ill humor
2
: a trivial quarrel

miff

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verb

miffed; miffing; miffs

transitive verb

: to put into an ill humor : offend

Examples of miff in a Sentence

Noun “No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff
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Verb
Cronin was also miffed that Dailey earned a technical foul in the first half for taunting the Oregon bench after making a three-pointer. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024 Back at camp, Andy pushes the plan hard, and Teeny is miffed that everyone wants to get rid of Genevieve instead of Sam. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024 Ferguson is miffed that the Crips outmaneuvered the cops, but Mike insists that all that matters is the gang gets the message that the police could hurt them. Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 July 2024 This left swimmers and people nostalgic for the old amusement park miffed, and protests ensued. Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for miff 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1811, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of miff was in 1623

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“Miff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miff. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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