miff

But then he’ll dig out a joke and do something that might hurt his business — and miff his investors — because, well, he thinks that something is the right thing to do.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2012

In a pet; in a passion or miff.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

Mary took a miff one Sunday, And so I put on the "blue."

From The Feast of the Virgins and Other Poems by Hanford Lennox Gordon

Well, Pretty Patty must have a miff of some sort.

From Patty's Butterfly Days by Carolyn Wells

An' then if he should have a whiff In there, 'twould only breed a miff: He cānt smoke there, vor smoke woon't goo 'Ithin the footy little flue.

From Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect by William Barnes

Then Jordan miffs it by not asking her mother, father, or her brothers for their blessing to propose to JoJo.

From Time ● Aug. 2, 2016

With the frank outpourings of friendship and confidence; with the lavishness of mutual praise in youth, we enjoyed and joined in merry badinage, in miffs and flattery.

From Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs by John Thomas Codman

I have heard the secret history of a great many travelling parties that began very brightly, but ended in heart-burnings, miffs, and all sorts of troubles.

From Rollo in Naples by Jacob Abbott

The VAR's decision to stay out of it will probably leave Manchester United fans a bit miffed.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

"We started making shots," said Durant, a two-time NBA champion who launched his career with the Thunder franchise and heard boos from fans still miffed by his departure more than nine years ago.

From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026

Then there are the faces you don’t know but want to know more about, like that of Ralph Colucci—Marty’s co-worker in a shoe store who has a bird-ish look and a miffed attitude.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

Urías was miffed because he believed the Dodgers did not believe in him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025

Terryl was miffed that Kaylene was thinking about suggesting to the judge a lesser sentence than she and the prosecutors wanted.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Insiders add that Snyder may have squelched his own chances by descending on the Today studio with big-star bravado, miffing the show's crew.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the end, Stone stuck with Fortune, but not without miffing Publisher Malcolm Forbes, who politely turned down later requests to use his private yacht.

From Time Magazine Archive

We shan't be any nearer if we give mamma an opportunity of miffing away somewhere when we come.

From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan