Noun
“No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff
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Verb
Gaspard, who’d come from Texas to watch the U.S. Open, seemed miffed that his bet was doomed so quickly.—Danny Funt, Washington Post, 17 June 2024 In 2022, Sweeney’s flight tracking sparked a public debate over freedom of speech, around the time his internet activity miffed Musk.—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2024 The result was that, no matter how miffed the VESA folks were, Intel had consolidated power for itself by creating an open standard that would eventually win the next generation of computers.—IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2024 This irritated Amy, who was still miffed her husband won’t come with her to catch their son Leonard’s hockey game.—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024 Even some staffers at the Office of Federal Student Aid, the branch of the Education Department that administers the FAFSA, were miffed at their bosses’ handling of the rollout, two agency officials not authorized to speak publicly told USA TODAY.—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024 While the interview is not yet public, a person familiar with the matter said Musk was miffed when Lemon questioned him on his use of the drug ketamine, his government security clearance, and the issue of antisemitism.—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 That’s not to say the congressman isn’t miffed that the entire Republican ...—Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 10 Mar. 2024 One man, a cabdriver, was still miffed about having to apply for a license twice.—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
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