tiff
noun
a slight or petty quarrel.
tiffs
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present tense formof tiff (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Her tiffs with Harry are less about her transition and more about the kind of differences a father and daughter would have after they’ve been estranged for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
She said this attitude can elevate minor tiffs on social media into real life fights on campus.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
The regular tiffs between Mr. Sunak’s predecessor, Boris Johnson, and European leaders like President Emmanuel Macron of France played better in England than they did in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Teigen is actively trying to avoid these exact kinds of social media tiffs anyway after being the subject of controversy this summer amid allegations of cyberbullying.
From Fox News ● Sep. 30, 2021
We never laid a hand on each other again, and even though we’d get into plenty of verbal clashes, our tiffs tended to end the way our fistfight had, with us cracking up.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
