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tiff
(tĭf)n.
1. A fit of irritation.
2. A petty quarrel.
intr.v. tiffed, tiff·ing, tiffs
To quarrel.
[Origin unknown.]
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tiff
(tɪf)n
1. a petty quarrel
2. a fit of ill humour
vb
(intr) to have or be in a tiff
[C18: of unknown origin]
tiff
(tɪf)n
archaic a small draught of alcoholic drink; dram
[C18: see tiffin]
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tiff
(tɪf)n.
1. a petty quarrel.
v.i.2. to have a petty quarrel.
[1720–30]
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tiff
- Weak or diluted liquor; to tiff is to drink liquor slowly or sip it.See also related terms for sip.
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tiff
Past participle: tiffed
Gerund: tiffing
| Imperative |
|---|
| tiff |
| tiff |
| Present |
|---|
| I tiff |
| you tiff |
| he/she/it tiffs |
| we tiff |
| you tiff |
| they tiff |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I tiffed |
| you tiffed |
| he/she/it tiffed |
| we tiffed |
| you tiffed |
| they tiffed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am tiffing |
| you are tiffing |
| he/she/it is tiffing |
| we are tiffing |
| you are tiffing |
| they are tiffing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have tiffed |
| you have tiffed |
| he/she/it has tiffed |
| we have tiffed |
| you have tiffed |
| they have tiffed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was tiffing |
| you were tiffing |
| he/she/it was tiffing |
| we were tiffing |
| you were tiffing |
| they were tiffing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had tiffed |
| you had tiffed |
| he/she/it had tiffed |
| we had tiffed |
| you had tiffed |
| they had tiffed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tiff |
| you will tiff |
| he/she/it will tiff |
| we will tiff |
| you will tiff |
| they will tiff |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have tiffed |
| you will have tiffed |
| he/she/it will have tiffed |
| we will have tiffed |
| you will have tiffed |
| they will have tiffed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be tiffing |
| you will be tiffing |
| he/she/it will be tiffing |
| we will be tiffing |
| you will be tiffing |
| they will be tiffing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been tiffing |
| you have been tiffing |
| he/she/it has been tiffing |
| we have been tiffing |
| you have been tiffing |
| they have been tiffing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been tiffing |
| you will have been tiffing |
| he/she/it will have been tiffing |
| we will have been tiffing |
| you will have been tiffing |
| they will have been tiffing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been tiffing |
| you had been tiffing |
| he/she/it had been tiffing |
| we had been tiffing |
| you had been tiffing |
| they had been tiffing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would tiff |
| you would tiff |
| he/she/it would tiff |
| we would tiff |
| you would tiff |
| they would tiff |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have tiffed |
| you would have tiffed |
| he/she/it would have tiffed |
| we would have tiffed |
| you would have tiffed |
| they would have tiffed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  tiff - a quarrel about petty points |
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tiff
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
tiff
nounA discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed:
altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, word (used in plural), wrangle.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
مُشاجَرَه خَفيفَه
rozmíška
uoverensstemmelse
összezördülés
smárifrildi
barnis
ķildanesaprašanās
hafif tartışma
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tiff
n (inf) → Krach m (inf); he’s had a tiff with his girlfriend → er hat mit seiner Freundin Krach gehabt (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tiff
(tif) nouna slight quarrel. She's had a tiff with her boy-friend.
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