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TIFFING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words
to express different opinions about something often angrily like any couple, they occasionally tiff, but it's never anything serious. bickering. fighting. arguing. quarrelling.
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TIFFING definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
The act of quarrelling.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
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tiffing, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the noun tiffing is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for tiffing is from around 1225, ...
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tiffing
tiffing, vbl. n. (ˈtɪfɪŋ) [f. tiff v.1 + -ing1.] The action of tiff v.1; decking or tricking out, personal adornment.a 1225 Ancr. R. 420 (MS. C.) Wrihen ha schal hire scheome, as sunfule Eue dohter;..& naut drah {thbar} wriheles to tiffung & te prude. 1303 R. Brunne Handl. Synne 3243 Moche she loued...
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tiffing and tiffinge - Middle English Compendium
(a) The adorning or beautifying of a person or a person's hair; also, personal adornment, finery; (b) busying oneself with trivial things.
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tiffing - American Heritage Dictionary Entry
1. A fit of irritation. 2. A petty quarrel. intr.v. tiffed, tiff·ing, tiffs To quarrel. [Origin unknown.]
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Tiffin
It is derived from "tiffing", an English colloquial term meaning to take a little drink.
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Tiffing (Grose 1811 Dictionary) - Words from Old Books
Eating or drinking out of meal time, disputing or falling out; also lying with a wench, A tiff of punch, a small bowl of punch.
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TIFF Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
tiffed; tiffing; tiffs. intransitive verb. : to have a petty quarrel. Synonyms. Noun. quarrel · altercation · dispute · controversy ...
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tiffing - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
tiffing (countable and uncountable, plural tiffings). Archaic form of tiffin (“light snack”). Categories: English non-lemma forms · English verb forms ...
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"TIFFING": Lightly arguing in a dispute - OneLook
Usually means: Lightly arguing in a dispute. Definitions Related words Mentions History. We found 13 dictionaries that define the word tiffing:
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Tiffing - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
In a state of disagreement, often over something minor or petty. Oh, your sisters are in a tiff over who is bringing dessert to the party.
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tiffin
tiffin, n. Anglo-Ind. (ˈtɪfɪn) Also 9 tiffing. [Appears to have originated in the Eng. colloq. or slang tiffing, vbl. n. from tiff v.2 to take a little drink or sip (cf. quot. 1785), which has been specialized in Anglo-Indian use. 1785 Grose Dict. Vulg. Tongue, Tiffing, eating, or drinking out of me...
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tiff
▪ I. † tiff, n.1 Obs. rare—1. [f. tiff v.1] Manner of dressing or arranging, get-up; the way in which the hair, wig, etc. is dressed.1703 The Levellers in Harl. Misc. (1745) V. 419/2 Did you mark the beau Tiff of his Wig, what a deal of Pains he took to toss it back?▪ II. tiff, n.2 colloq. or slang....
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killing
▪ I. killing, vbl. n. (ˈkɪlɪŋ) [f. kill v. + -ing1.] 1. a. The action of the vb. kill, in various senses.c 1440 Destr. Troy 6635 Þere was kyllyng of knyghtis, crusshyng of helmys. 1590 Shakes. Mids. N. iii. i. 15, I beleeue we must leaue the killing out, when all is done. 1607 Hieron Wks. I. 208 All...
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