Miff

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Miff \Miff\ (m[i^]f), n. [Cf. Prov. G. muff sullenness,
     sulkiness, muffen to be silky, muff["i]g sullen, pouting.]
     A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense. --Fielding.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Miff \Miff\, v. t.
     To offend slightly. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  miff
       n : a state of irritation or annoyance [syn: {huff}, {seeing red}]
       v : cause to be annoyed; "His behavior really miffed me"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  87 Moby Thesaurus words for "miff":
     aggravate, altercation, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, be at,
     bedevil, beef, beset, bother, bristle, brown off, bug, bullyrag,
     burn up, chafe, chivy, conniption, devil, discompose, dispute,
     distemper, disturb, dog, dudgeon, embitter, exasperate, exercise,
     falling-out, fash, ferment, fit, fret, fume, get, gripe, harass,
     harry, heckle, hector, high dudgeon, hound, huff, incense, inflame,
     irk, irritate, molest, nag, needle, nettle, nudzh, peeve,
     persecute, pester, pet, pick on, pique, plague, pluck the beard,
     pother, provoke, rankle, resentment, rhubarb, ride, rile, roil,
     ruffle, run-in, set up, snuff, spat, squabble, stew,
     stir the blood, stir up, tease, tiff, torment, try the patience,
     tweak the nose, umbrage, vex, work up, worry