miff
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Synonyms for miff
Synonyms: Noun
dudgeon, huff, offense (or offence), peeve, pique, resentment, umbrage
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Examples of miff in a Sentence
Noun
āNo one asked you!ā she retorted, with some miffRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Scouts were miffed that Alabamaās Quinnen Williams, seen by some of the top talent in the draft, wasnāt even slightly under consideration by Lynch and Shanahan. — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, "Report: 49ers scouts rip Lynch, Shanahan draft decisions," 25 July 2019 Both were rejected for San Franciscoās pilot program; city officials were miffed by their abrupt rollout of numerous scooters a year ago without permission. — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, "Bird snatches up Scoot in electric scooter deal," 12 June 2019 Owens was inducted into the Hall, but wonāt be attending the ceremony, which has miffed the gameās establishment. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Footballās Ready to Roll. Is America?," 26 July 2018 One of OnePlusās greatest strengths is catering to Android enthusiasts on a budget, so some buyers are going to be miffed by this decision. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "OnePlus finally works up the 'courage' to dump the headphone jack in the 6T," 13 Sep. 2018 Brewers first baseman Eric Thames was miffed recently while watching TV during a rehab stint in Arizona. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Despite Cubs' surge, pesky Brewers aren't going anywhere," 12 June 2018 Also, the trio discusses March Madness, including why Coca-Cola is miffed at Grant Hill and whether the FBI influenced the selection committeeās NCAA tournament teams. — Bloomberg.com, "Facebook Gets MLB, March Madness Time: Sports Business (Audio)," 12 Mar. 2018 Lellingās stance also miffed a range of Massachusetts leaders who have been grappling with regulating the stateās nascent marijuana market. — Joshua Miller, BostonGlobe.com, "US attorney throws future of legal pot in Mass. into doubt," 8 Jan. 2018 Rubio also was said to be miffed over 2016 presidential campaign ads Bridenstine cut for Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, that slammed Rubio for being weak on immigration and homeland security. — Ledyard King, USA TODAY, "President Trump's choice to lead NASA headed for confirmation vote after months of delay," 17 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'miff.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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