miffing

Definition of miffingnext
present participle of miff
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Verb
  • Sometimes, rage bait can be relatively harmless – a recipe that contains disgusting food combinations or someone annoying their pet, partner or sibling.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
  • But what’s been annoying me even more is that these women should have been trained by producers to start recording on their own cell phones if drama starts to unfold after cameras go down.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Beneficial for the Atlantic but irritating to many beachgoers – sargassum is set to pile up across South Florida’s beaches again this summer.
    Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Sure, there are worse problems to have in life, but there’s no denying that fruit flies are irritating.
    Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors cited Hunter’s past homicide convictions as aggravating factors to persuade the jury to recommend his execution.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
  • My ila facial was pure joy—no painful extraction or aggravating scrubs here.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Certain statutes explicitly appeal to what’s reasonable—exasperating those who find the standard hopelessly indeterminate.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The phenomenon is even exasperating institutions.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of both nations, which share the island of Hispaniola and a vexing history, announced that the Dominican Republic would restore commercial flights between Santo Domingo and Cap-Haïtien for the first time in over two years, beginning May 1.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The third-year wing said he’s been working closely with Brown to devise methods of vexing Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers’ most dangerous offensive threat.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Kimmel refused to apologize for offending the first lady, noting the joke drew little initial reaction until the unrelated shooting.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The offending vehicle fled in an unknown direction.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Washington’s Copium But the White House is huffing its own brand of copium.
    Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Audio from the Tread is more than loud enough even when huffing, puffing, and sprinting through a challenging interval.
    Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The films below offer up thought-provoking answers, but not all of them are bullish on humanity’s chances.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
  • On a brighter note, under this thought-provoking transit, networking can become surprisingly fruitful.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Miffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miffing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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