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miff
/ mɪf /
verb
- to take offence or offend
noun
- a petulant mood
- a petty quarrel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of miff1
1615–25; perhaps imitative of exclamation of disgust; compare German muffen to sulk
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Word History and Origins
Origin of miff1
C17: perhaps an imitative expression of bad temper
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Example Sentences
All the tufts were down flat, and he stood motionless while Mrs Miff retreated.
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Mrs Miff fled in deadly silence to her own bedroom, where she locked and bolted herself in.
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“Mrs Miff seems to have forgotten us this morning, Dumps,” I remarked, pulling out my watch.
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Mr Sownds the beadle is more liberal than Mrs Miff—but then he is not a pew-opener.
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A vinegary face has Mrs Miff, and a mortified bonnet, and eke a thirsty soul for sixpences and shillings.
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