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Miff is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like huff or irritation. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Miff in a sentence

Related words

Miff | Mifflin | Miffed | Miffy | Mifflinburg

Miff meaning

  1. A small argument; a quarrel.
  2. A state of being offended.

Synonyms of Miff

huff seeing red irritation annoyance vexation botheration anger

Related words

Other words often associated with Miff or its synonyms:

chafe ire bother infliction pain pique innervation puff sensitization annoying kindle abnormality

Using Miff

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small argument; a quarrel. | A state of being offended.
  • Useful related words include: huff, seeing red, irritation, annoyance.
  • In the example corpus, miff often appears in combinations such as: with miff.

Context around Miff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

accused 1×

Often after:

may 1× hasn 1× melbourne 1× ferrie 1×

Sentence patterns with Miff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

break with miff ferrie at 1× experience with miff s mission 1× has accused miff of a 1× miff may be 1× part of miff 1× premiered at miff melbourne international 1× said the miff hasn t 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

career in 1947 1× dark city beneath 1× david stratton has 1× gazing over the 1× miff may be 1× reacting to the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a controversial film 1× and eclectic lineup 1× be screened yet 1× of the film 1× part of miff 1× promoting local voices 1×

Words around Miff

Just before it in the word index:

mifepristone 122 mifegymiso 3 mifavor 2 mifa 2 mif 15 miezah 2

Just after it in the word index:

miffed 42 mifflin 86 mifflinburg 3 miffy 25 mifid 9 mifsud 51

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Miff

  • In this selection, "miff" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, accused, may, hasn and melbourne stand out and add context to how "miff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include break with miff ferrie at and experience with miff s mission. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "miff" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with miff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dark City Beneath the Beat, a film about Baltimore's club scene, is screening as part of MIFF. (18 words)

David Stratton has accused MIFF of a "craven response" in the face of criticism of a controversial film. (18 words)

Reacting to the development, Fazil said the MIFF hasn’t given any other slot for the film to be screened yet. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Career In 1947 Cooper got his big break with Miff Ferrie, at that time trombonist in a band called The Jackdaws, who booked him to appear as the second-spot comedian in a show starring the sand dance act Marqueeze and the Dance of the Seven Veils. (47 words)

Gazing over the smaller-than-usual is still a dizzying experience, with MIFF’s mission of making Maine a major stop on the worldwide festival circuit offering up a fascinating, challenging and eclectic lineup. (34 words)

Some of them had hesitations in backing the film when we premiered at MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival), but after the response we had at Revelation, everyone is pretty proud of the film. (33 words)

Example sentences (7)

Dark City Beneath the Beat, a film about Baltimore's club scene, is screening as part of MIFF.

David Stratton has accused MIFF of a "craven response" in the face of criticism of a controversial film.

Gazing over the smaller-than-usual is still a dizzying experience, with MIFF’s mission of making Maine a major stop on the worldwide festival circuit offering up a fascinating, challenging and eclectic lineup.

MIFF may be screening in your living room or on a laptop this year, but it still plays a crucial role in promoting local voices.

Reacting to the development, Fazil said the MIFF hasn’t given any other slot for the film to be screened yet.

Some of them had hesitations in backing the film when we premiered at MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival), but after the response we had at Revelation, everyone is pretty proud of the film.

Career In 1947 Cooper got his big break with Miff Ferrie, at that time trombonist in a band called The Jackdaws, who booked him to appear as the second-spot comedian in a show starring the sand dance act Marqueeze and the Dance of the Seven Veils.

Common combinations with miff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "miff" in a sentence?
An example: "Dark City Beneath the Beat, a film about Baltimore's club scene, is screening as part of MIFF." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "miff" from authentic English texts.
What does "miff" mean?
Miff means: A small argument; a quarrel.
What are synonyms of "miff"?
Common synonyms of "miff" include: huff, seeing red, irritation, annoyance, vexation, botheration, anger.
How many example sentences with "miff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "miff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.