Miff

  • 21miff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, offend, provoke, iritate. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. huff, tantrum, fit; see anger , rage 2 . v. 1. [To annoy] Syn. provoke, pester, offend; see bother 2 . 2. [To frown]… …

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  • 23miff — mɪf n. petty argument; bad mood v. put out of humor; annoy; offend …

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  • 24miff — verb informal irritate: she was miffed at not being invited. Origin C17: perh. imitative …

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  • 25miff — I. n. (Colloq.) Pique, slight resentment. II. v. a. (Colloq.) Affront, displease, offend slightly …

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  • 26miff — n 1.Informal. pique, pet, huff, dudgeon, bile, gall, sulk, rancor, Archaic. pucker; bad mood, peevishness, petulance, Rare. petulancy, indignation, resentment, grudge, bitterness, acerbity; annoyance, irritation, displeasure, disgruntled state;… …

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  • 27miff — [[t]mɪf[/t]] v. t. 1) to put into an irritable mood, esp. by offending; annoy; vex 2) petulant displeasure; ill humor 3) a petty quarrel • Etymology: 1615–25; perh. imit. of exclamation of disgust; cf. G muffen to sulk …

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  • 28miff — /mɪf/ (say mif) noun 1. Colloquial petulant displeasure; a petty quarrel. –verb (t) 2. Colloquial to give offence to; offend. –verb (i) 3. (of plants) to die or wither. {? imitative; compare German muffen to sulk} …

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  • 30miff — v. & n. colloq. v.tr. (usu. in passive) put out of humour; offend. n. 1 a petty quarrel. 2 a huff. Etymology: perh. imit.: cf. G muff, exclam. of disgust …

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