Noun
“No one asked you!” she retorted, with some miff
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Verb
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 That said, several skeptics at the screening were miffed at the documentary’s complete neutrality, which never considers that the psychics might be embellishing their communication with the other side.—William Earl, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024 Meanwhile, many employees at OpenAI were miffed by the decision.—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2023 They were miffed and accused us of being unwelcoming.—Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
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