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

"I didn't say it was a miff," protested Pete.

From The Border Boys Across the Frontier by John Henry Goldfrap

Well, to cut a long story short, by-long and by-late, John Wildway and I had a miff and parted; and lo and behold, the coming man came! 

From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy

Half the parish has some miff against the other half.

From Two Christmas Celebrations by Theodore Parker

He may take a miff at any of us any time.

From Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student by Kilburn

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

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

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

Developers are miffed by the delay, Burton said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

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

Clearly the Danes were miffed over the Greenland mini-crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

“You should have known where I’d be, what with Frightful confiscated,” she says sounding miffed, and then I know why.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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

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

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