as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions
got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious
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Recent Examples of tiff
Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Controversial fighter jet sparks online tiff between Elon Musk, Arizona congressman Bargaining chip or devastating blow?
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
From Martha Stewart and Ina Garten to Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods, see the celebrity friends who had feuds that lasted decades
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Everything can become more intense with fame — and that can include tiffs that can blow up into full-fledged feuds.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Jackson explained that any in-flight tiffs should be handled by flight attendants as they’re trained to confront passengers about this.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The near-daily tiff in my household is between my two teen daughters and who can get to their favorite Lululemon leggings and belt bag first.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
Controversial fighter jet sparks online tiff between Elon Musk, Arizona congressman Bargaining chip or devastating blow?
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
From Martha Stewart and Ina Garten to Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods, see the celebrity friends who had feuds that lasted decades
Comments
Everything can become more intense with fame — and that can include tiffs that can blow up into full-fledged feuds.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Jackson explained that any in-flight tiffs should be handled by flight attendants as they’re trained to confront passengers about this.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiff
Noun
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The heads of corporate branding cook up a brief, a design firm answers with a litany of slides, and, after iterations, interventions, and internal quarrels, the sign arrives in the physical plane, with glossy acrylic letterforms and antiseptic light.—
Laura Preston,
The New Yorker,
15 July 2024
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The key is to keep communication clear and avoid overreacting to petty quarrels and misunderstandings.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Lovers bicker back and forth in angelic proclamations.—
Max Ufberg,
hazlitt.net,
10 Jan. 2025
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The latest fracas between bickering foes India and Pakistan has finally ended after a resolution was resolved following months of warring almost jeopardized the upcoming Champions Trophy.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Following the altercation, the woman’s mother stormed out of the room, leaving the family divided on who was right in the situation.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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When an altercation erupted between a rioter and a Capitol Police officer, the document said, Roe — with the pitchfork in his right hand — moved forward and pushed the officer with his left hand.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Foreign Affairs,
19 May 2016
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
15 May 2024
Noun
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City officials did not say what set off the dispute.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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This is because a dispute would result in the donation amount being withdrawn from the campaign's balance, in addition to a $15 dispute fee.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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With fire-fueling winds returning to the region and workers fighting to contain the firestorm, Aiko is holding space for healing, sending a team of masseuses to a first responders base for sessions of temporary relief.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
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After initially joining the Sky on a training camp contract, Carter fought her way into the starting lineup last season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Now, Corbet has weighed in on the controversy himself in a statement to Deadline.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2025
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Their belief in that, and a conservative media buoying his message, helped insulate him from the kind of consequences that have sunk most other politicians following controversy and misdeeds.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Houston Fire Department was called and were on the way to the scene to assist the mother while the brothers argued again, this time each accusing the other of causing their mom to faint.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2025
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Roe argued in his filing that he was allowed to legally have the gun, saying that the state of Kansas — where he was convicted — automatically restores a felon’s right to possess a firearm five years after conviction or release from imprisonment for that offense.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Tiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiff. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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