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miffing

verb

present participle of miff
as in annoying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miffing
  1. annoying
  2. irritating
  3. aggravating
  4. exasperating
  5. vexing
  6. offending
  7. huffing
  8. provoking
Verb
  • Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of annoying
Verb
  • The Pisces Moon squares Uranus in your daily-life zone, making unclear instructions, appointments, or routine disruptions especially irritating.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The textured surface made whisking things like custard or béchamel irritating as the whisk repeatedly snagged on the textured surface.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of irritating
Verb
  • In what would be a big blow to fantasy football managers, Baltimore Ravens star receiver Zay Flowers was absent from Wednesday’s practice session, three days after aggravating his hamstring injury in Sunday’s win at Indianapolis.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • First baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup Monday managing right knee soreness, and second baseman Miguel Rojas was playing through shoulder soreness after aggravating a longstanding partial tear in a labrum.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of aggravating
Verb
  • These loud parties can devolve into violence, exasperating community leaders and the police.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
  • Certain statutes explicitly appeal to what’s reasonable—exasperating those who find the standard hopelessly indeterminate.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of exasperating
Verb
  • What didn’t happen were promises of purchases or agreement on addressing artificial intelligence risks, the war in Iran or taking steps toward resolving other vexing world challenges.
    — Kevin Breuninger,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Finding the right balance between banning AI outright and allowing students to become overreliant on it is now vexing universities nationwide.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of vexing
Verb
  • For that, their game — analyzing randomness and violence and doing so without offending our intelligence — has become as important to the American audience as The Game.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While Presley made appearances on The Milton Berle Show and The Steve Allen Show, among many others, Sullivan had hesitations about platforming the provocative singer, whose dance moves thrilled some audiences while offending others.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of offending
Verb
  • This version is battery-powered, meaning no more huffing and puffing!
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 24 June 2026
  • Lee began huffing gasoline at seven years old, court documents stated.
    — Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
Definition of huffing
Verb
  • Tom Cruise‘s Digger is being called a very big swing of a dramatic satire that’s provoking very mixed reactions after the film’s first press screenings.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This full-day experience welcomes middle and high school students from throughout the region to engage in thought-provoking screenings, interactive Q&A sessions, and hands-on workshops.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of provoking
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“Miffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miffing. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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