miff
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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
Half the parish has some miff against the other half.
From Two Christmas Celebrations by Theodore Parker
In a pet; in a passion or miff.
From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
He may take a miff at any of us any time.
From Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student by Kilburn
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
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
Yet, we’re flying home miffed that the movies themselves were mediocre.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 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
“Oh, nobody much,” Grover said, obviously still miffed about the donkey comment.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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
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