tiff

noun \ ˈtif \

Updated on: 13 May 2018

Definition of tiff

: a petty quarrel

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Examples of tiff in a Sentence

got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed

Recent Examples of tiff from the Web

The composer, then in his late 20s, was evidently pleased with it, to judge from his tiff with the composer-conductor Vincent d’Indy, who had proposed performing only the first of its three movements.

— james r. oestreich, New York Times, "Review: Odd, Delightful Juxtapositions at the Philharmonic," 27 Apr. 2018
President Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on Russia’s biggest aluminium producer, Rusal, intensified a trade tiff with China and tweeted a gibe against OPEC, the oil-producing cartel.

— The Economist, "Donald Trump is sending shockwaves through global commodities markets," 26 Apr. 2018
Throughout the history of the show, the queens have found ways to have a tiff over basically anything: each others’ fashion decisions, shady comments, talent level and even body weight.

— stephen daw, Billboard, "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Settling The Queens' Debate About the Origin of American & British Accents," 13 Apr. 2018
The tiff between the festival and the upstart media company began a year ago, when Netflix refused to make some of its titles available for theatrical distribution in France.

— alex shephard, The New Republic, "Can Netflix Take Over Hollywood?," 24 Apr. 2018
The seeds of Moore’s exit were planted late last summer when a 31-year-old congregant named Reeve Tyndall, who volunteered as assistant treasurer, got into a tiff with her via email.

— michelle boorstein, Washington Post, "What happens when a church dedicated to fighting white supremacy is accused of it.," 17 Apr. 2018
The charge against Kischnick was based on statements to police by neighbors who witnessed the tiff between him and his companion as the couple walked to her home after a night out, Kischnick’s lawyer Anjali Prasad said.

— bill laitner, Detroit Free Press, "Ex-Troy city manager Kischnick pleads no contest to tackling, pushing female co-worker," 16 Apr. 2018
Facebook also finds itself in a tiff with rival giant Apple.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Fresh shock waves hit U.S. markets after Trump tweets, China steps up trade war," 2 Apr. 2018
It was forced to briefly halt testing in California, in part due to a tiff with state regulators over permit requirements.

— NBC News, "Fatal crash could pull plug on autonomous vehicle testing on public roads," 20 Mar. 2018

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