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Meaning of "miff" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MIFF

Perhaps an imitative expression of bad temper.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MIFF

miff  [mɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Miff is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb miff in English.

WHAT DOES MIFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of miff in the English dictionary

The first definition of miff in the dictionary is to take offence or offend. Other definition of miff is a petulant mood. Miff is also a petty quarrel.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MIFF

PRESENT

Present
I miff
you miff
he/she/it miffs
we miff
you miff
they miff
Present continuous
I am miffing
you are miffing
he/she/it is miffing
we are miffing
you are miffing
they are miffing
Present perfect
I have miffed
you have miffed
he/she/it has miffed
we have miffed
you have miffed
they have miffed
Present perfect continuous
I have been miffing
you have been miffing
he/she/it has been miffing
we have been miffing
you have been miffing
they have been miffing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I miffed
you miffed
he/she/it miffed
we miffed
you miffed
they miffed
Past continuous
I was miffing
you were miffing
he/she/it was miffing
we were miffing
you were miffing
they were miffing
Past perfect
I had miffed
you had miffed
he/she/it had miffed
we had miffed
you had miffed
they had miffed
Past perfect continuous
I had been miffing
you had been miffing
he/she/it had been miffing
we had been miffing
you had been miffing
they had been miffing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will miff
you will miff
he/she/it will miff
we will miff
you will miff
they will miff
Future continuous
I will be miffing
you will be miffing
he/she/it will be miffing
we will be miffing
you will be miffing
they will be miffing
Future perfect
I will have miffed
you will have miffed
he/she/it will have miffed
we will have miffed
you will have miffed
they will have miffed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been miffing
you will have been miffing
he/she/it will have been miffing
we will have been miffing
you will have been miffing
they will have been miffing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would miff
you would miff
he/she/it would miff
we would miff
you would miff
they would miff
Conditional continuous
I would be miffing
you would be miffing
he/she/it would be miffing
we would be miffing
you would be miffing
they would be miffing
Conditional perfect
I would have miff
you would have miff
he/she/it would have miff
we would have miff
you would have miff
they would have miff
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been miffing
you would have been miffing
he/she/it would have been miffing
we would have been miffing
you would have been miffing
they would have been miffing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you miff
we let´s miff
you miff
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to miff
Past participle
miffed
Present Participle
miffing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIFF

midwives
midyear
mielie
mielie meal
mielie pap
mielies
mien
Mieres
Mies van der Rohe
mifepristone
miffed
miffier
miffiest
miffily
miffiness
miffy
MiG
MIG welding
miggle
might

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIFF

biff
Cardiff
cliff
feed-in tariff
griff
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kiff
mastiff
plaintiff
quiff
riff
Schiff
sheriff
skiff
sniff
stiff
tariff
tiff
whiff
ziff

Synonyms and antonyms of miff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «miff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIFF

Find out the translation of miff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of miff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «miff» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

MIFF
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miff
570 millions of speakers

English

miff
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एमआईएफएफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شجار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ММКФ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

miff
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরক্তিপ্রকাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fâcherie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Miff
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

miff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

MIFF
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓸데없는 싸움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miff
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơn giận hờn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு சச்சரவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

darılma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

battibecco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieloletnie ramy finansowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ММКФ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

CFIM
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

miff
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ruzietje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

MIFF
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

MIFF
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of miff

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIFF»

The term «miff» is regularly used and occupies the 96.830 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «miff» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «miff» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about miff

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIFF»

Discover the use of miff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to miff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Miff Garbo's Hotel Chateau Hollywood
Written by a native of Hollywood Land, "Miff Garbo's Hotel Chateau Hollywood," honors the forgotten personalities who gave Hollywood's Golden Age its unforgettable glow -and a certain hotel where they dwell in turbulent obscurity...Enjoy!
Len Hymen, 2005
2
Miff the Martian
Chapter. 8. Dad. Meets. Martian. When Miff kicked the door open Emily's dad was sitting at his desk talking into his cell phone. When he saw Miff he said one last thing into the phone. “What ...
Kendall Hunter, 2009
3
Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son, Vol. II ~ Paperbound
For the beadle, that mart of power, comes early this morning with the sexton ; and Mrs. Miff, the wheezy little pew-opener — a mighty dry old lady, sparely dressed, with not an inch of fulness anywhere about her — is also here, and has been ...
Dickens, Charles
4
The Story of Don Miff
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Anonymous, 2012
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The Story of Don Miff: As Told by His Friend John Bouche ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
‎2012
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The Story of Don Miff, As Told by His Friend John Bouche ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Virginius Dabney, 2012
7
Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe
Another was Miff, whom I had known since she was a juvenile in 1964. Just a few years before she died, Miff had a flourishing family. But first Michaelmas (whose limp, incidentally, had quite gone), became sick and died of a heavy infestation ...
Jane Goodall, 2010
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MIFF 60: The Graphic Art of the Melbourne International Film ...
Complementing our forthcoming exhibition, the book will feature full colour reproductions, with particular attention paid to the 'golden age' of Australian graphic design, when MIFF was famous for its distinctive artistic style.
Dylan Rainforth, Warren Taylor, 2011
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Revisiting the Marcos Regime: Dictatorship, the Media and ...
CHAPTER VI The Debacle For all its glaring inconsistencies, the MIFF was nothing compared to the storm of controversy that hit the local cinema not long after the last of the festival guests left the country. To offset the cost of the MIFF and to ...
Talitha Espiritu, 2007
10
I Remember Jazz: Six Decades Among the Great Jazzmen
Miff. Mole. There used to be a little middle-Eastern restaurant on Fourteenth Street in New York. It was called The Kafkaz, and many evenings when I planned to go to Nick's to listen to some music, I'd go in there for some shashlik and kasha .
Al Rose, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term miff is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sam Neill and Adrien Brody film in race for CinefestOZ prize
... as will Nicole Ma's West Australian documentary Putuparri and the Rainmakers, produced under the MIFF Premiere Fund at CinefestOZ. «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
​He has volunteered as a programmer at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) for several years, and has been involved in ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
3
Stories I Want to Tell You in Person
This year's MIFF program sees this highly acclaimed work adapted for film with the same idiosyncratic brand of outsider-looking-in neurosis, ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
4
Film festival wraps up 10-day run in Waterville
The Johnsons have attended all 18 years of MIFF. Staff photo by David Leaming. Ken Eisen, a festival founder and its current programmer, ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
MIFF: 'The Third Man'
MIFF screening: 7 p.m. Sunday, July 19, Waterville Opera House. Length: 93 minutes. Director: Carol Reed. Writers: Graham Greene (by), ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
MIFF 2015 celebrates David Gulpilil: Rolf de Heer on his charms …
MIFF 2015 celebrates David Gulpilil: Rolf de Heer on his charms and .... Margaret Pomeranz at the Wheeler Centre on August 1. miff.com.au ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
MIFF: 'Manhattan'
Hemingway and Flaubert loved Paris, Jack London adored Alaska, Faulkner embraced Mississippi, and Steinbeck had his California. «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
8
Melbourne International Film Festival: The top 10 weirdest films you …
The subject of another MIFF retrospective, the Chilean director Sebastian Silva is a master of misdirection, and this new comedy-drama has the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
Actor Michael Murphy awarded MIFF moose in priestly garb
Actor and Maine International Film Festival Mid-Life Achievement Award winner Michael Murphy, right, laughs on Thursday at the sight of the ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
MIFF: 'M*A*S*H' is hilarious, evocative
MIFF screening: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Waterville Opera House. Length: 116 minutes. MPAA rating: R for sexual content. Director: Robert Altman. «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, Jul 15»

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