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3 meanings: 1. to take offence or offend 2. a petulant mood 3. a petty quarrel.... Click for more definitions.
: to put into an ill humor : offend. Synonyms. Noun. dudgeon. huff. offense. offence. peeve. pique. resentment. umbrage. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of miff in a Sentence. Noun “No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff. Recent Examples on the Web. Verb.
The verb miff is an informal way to say "annoy." If your sister's constant humming is starting to drive you crazy, you can tell her it miffs you. Long ago, the word miff was also used to mean "huff" or "pique," so you might have described yourself as "in a miff" about your sister's tuneless humming.
n. 1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. 2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff. tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs. To cause to become offended or annoyed. [Possibly expressive of disgust.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
What does the verb miff mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb miff . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun. miffs. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. American Heritage. A trivial quarrel or fit of the sulks; tiff or huff. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A small argument, quarrel. Wiktionary.
