miffing

present participle of miff

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The dog keeps pulling the tablecloth off the table, there’s piss on the ground, and her husband Jackson, played by Robert Pattinson, is just there — annoying enough on its own.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of noise around the Chiefs The Chiefs have become a mainstay in NFL discourse by winning three Super Bowls in the Mahomes era, and annoying an endless list of fan bases with their ability to overcome the odds and rally for a late win at an unprecedented rate.
    Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Combining three different actives (AHAs, BHAs, and PHAs) in one product without totally irritating the skin seems like an impossible task, yet Some by Mi has accomplished it with this ease.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Always dilute apple cider vinegar with water and drink through a straw to avoid damaging tooth enamel and irritating the esophagus.
    Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Palmer missed two matches in August and returned only briefly before aggravating the problem against Manchester United in September.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Simplified Finding skin care that soothes redness, instead of aggravating it, can feel like a hunt.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There were vexing penalties among the Eagles’ nine infractions.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Sluggish consumption, a manufacturing glut and prolonged woes in the country’s vast property sector are among the main challenges now vexing Beijing policymakers and businesses.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The offending image, this time, was a more recent painting that reimagined the map of India as a naked woman on her knees, city names marking her body.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Is the streamer afraid of offending hate groups by depicting them as hateful and/or groups?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Through Blazy’s gaze, what looks outlandish is often revealed to be truer to itself than, for instance, the nearby tourist restaurants with candles burning down over beef bourguignon and accordions huffing in the corner.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This tender, wry and thought-provoking story offers a different perspective on looking for love, regret and the ‘what if’ of it all.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Skims is no stranger to bold and thought-provoking products, having previously caused a stir with its controversial line of face wraps.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The journey, first to Paris and then through Switzerland and Milan and onwards to Venice, was for the most part pleasant, being blessedly free of many of the wearisome and often infuriating hindrances and misdirections that rail travel usually entails.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t be surprised if this is a hot-hand situation, though, and rather infuriating.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Miffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miffing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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