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Grammar : Noun
Spell : tif
Phonetic Transcription : tɪf



Definition of tiff

Origin :
  • 1727, "outburst of temper," later "small quarrel" (1754), of uncertain origin; OED suggests imitative, "from the sound of a slight puff of air or gas."
  • noun argument
Example sentences :
  • "Him would like to walk, him's legs is so 'tiff," said Baby.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Herr Baby » by Mrs. Molesworth
  • Your aunt and I had a tiff the last time we met, and that was some months ago.
  • Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
  • Then a tiff ensues, but it is mostly made up of menacing screeches.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
  • We had a tiff, and he went off to Monte, all on his little lone.
  • Extract from : « In Brief Authority » by F. Anstey
  • You remind me more and more every day, Tiff, of that dear delightful old Baden-Baden.
  • Extract from : « Chanticleer » by Cornelius Mathews
  • The fact is, the cousins had had a tiff, and Eve had left the house that moment.
  • Extract from : « Love Me Little, Love Me Long » by Charles Reade
  • Her ladyship is in a bit of a tiff—oh, not much; she'll be herself by this evening.
  • Extract from : « Wild Heather » by L. T. Meade
  • The occasion of this—their first—tiff was small, but by no means insignificant.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Maxon Protests » by Anthony Hope
  • You haven't had a tiff with him about anything, have you, Isobel?
  • Extract from : « Rujub, the Juggler » by G. A. Henty
  • There was nothing they enjoyed so much as a tiff between Bill and their pilot.
  • Extract from : « Ande Trembath » by Matthew Stanley Kemp

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