as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious
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Recent Examples of tiff
Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Colombia’s radical left-wing president has appalled friends and foes alike with X tiffs and stunts such as repeatedly tagging a parody account for his defense minister and amplifying false rumors that Colombian kids lost in the Amazon jungle had been found.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
The latest tiff between the two comes as the Silicon Valley conservatives, who have increasingly become involved in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration, find themselves at odds with their fellow Republicans on some immigration policies.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
The legendary director appeared as himself in the third episode of the Apple TV+ series, which arrived on April 2, and got into a hilarious tiff with Rogen's character, studio head Matt Remick, over a critique of his upcoming film, which starred Anthony Mackie and Dave Franco.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
My first public interaction with you, Andrea, was a little bit of a tiff.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Colombia’s radical left-wing president has appalled friends and foes alike with X tiffs and stunts such as repeatedly tagging a parody account for his defense minister and amplifying false rumors that Colombian kids lost in the Amazon jungle had been found.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2025
The latest tiff between the two comes as the Silicon Valley conservatives, who have increasingly become involved in President-elect Trump’s incoming administration, find themselves at odds with their fellow Republicans on some immigration policies.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 26 Dec. 2024
The legendary director appeared as himself in the third episode of the Apple TV+ series, which arrived on April 2, and got into a hilarious tiff with Rogen's character, studio head Matt Remick, over a critique of his upcoming film, which starred Anthony Mackie and Dave Franco.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiff
Noun
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Knowing her grandson was outside, Mette called out to the group as the commotion grew, demanding the quarrel stop and for her grandchild to leave, sources said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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This time, however, testimony suggested a thornier layer to the quarrel: Phillip said the family had learned a few years earlier that the older brother was not Ferguson’s biological child.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In the film, Lawrence and her co-star Robert Pattinson proved worthy adversaries, who bicker and screw their way into emotional oblivion in Ramsay’s tense portrait of a woman undone.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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Protesters shouted from the back of the room and lawmakers bickered.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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An altercation that took place in 2020 resulted in a personal injury lawsuit against Cook by Daniel Cragg and Anne St. Amant on behalf of Gracelyn Trimble (who was apparently injured in the altercation) in the Dakota County District Court in Minnesota.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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In 2012 he was involved in a brawl with Drake and his entourage at a N.Y. nightclub that injured eight people, followed by an altercation with Frank Ocean over a parking space in West Hollywood in 2013.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Foreign Affairs,
19 May 2016
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
15 May 2024
Noun
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The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen said that its around 450 members in New Jersey Transit were walking off the job at 12:01 a.m., in a dispute over pay.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
16 May 2025
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The dispute has unfolded as CBS parent company Paramount Global seeks the FCC’s approval for a multi-billion-dollar merger with Skydance.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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The current plan would lift the SALT cap from $10,000 to $30,000, but a handful of blue-state Republicans have been fighting to raise the cap higher.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Moving to Italy was a big jump and then moving here was another big jump: from Serie B to a big club that fights in European competition.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Her crypto controversy began the very next day, resulting in a show hiatus.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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But the treaty is not without its controversies, some of which remain to be sorted out.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
19 May 2025
Verb
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In a recent interview with The Bee, Weber criticized new efforts — including from members of her own party — to speed up California’s vote count, arguing elections officials already prioritize security and voter access.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2025
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The news roughly coincided with the promotion of a book whose authors argue that his inner circle engaged in misdirection, if not obfuscation, about his mental acuity near the end of his term.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiff. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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