miffing

Definition of miffingnext
present participle of miff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miffing
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
  • That said, while the price point is hard to beat, BHAs are higher in molecular weight, which can be irritating for those with especially sensitive skin.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The choice to portray her as irritating, self-absorbed, whiny and inappropriate was no accident.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • My ila facial was pure joy—no painful extraction or aggravating scrubs here.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There might be more than one bench spot to be won on the opening-day roster, as infielder Sung-Mun Song has not swung a bat since aggravating a right oblique strain on Sunday.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The phenomenon is even exasperating institutions.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
  • As a City Council member, Raman, whose previous campaigns were backed by Democratic Socialists of America Los Angeles, has sometimes walked a political tightrope, exasperating her progressive base on issues like policing.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The judging is vexing and perplexing.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2026
  • This one is vexing, as it's gone from AI early mover, thanks to its prescient partnership with OpenAI, to a laggard.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Given all the competition in the airline industry, and choices travelers have, offending anyone is dangerous.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, evangelists of a robust atheism—figures such as the biologist Richard Dawkins, the critic Christopher Hitchens, and the neuroscientist Sam Harris—toured the country offending salt-of-the-earth Americans with their contempt for religious belief.
    Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 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
  • Those forces may give the president more leverage in his negotiations, but also risk fueling Tehran's resentment and provoking a harsher response, analysts say.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Women and girls are asked to imagine themselves as a river, provoking powerful reflection on the culture of gender in post-Soviet Asia.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Miffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miffing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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