Pronunciation: /tɪf/
noun a petty quarrel or argument
A1 My sister and I had a tiff over who gets to use the computer first.
A2 The couple had a small tiff about where to go for dinner.
B1 They got into a tiff about the best way to solve the problem.
B2 The tiff between the coworkers escalated into a full-blown argument.
C1 The tiff between the two political leaders threatened to derail the peace talks.
C2 The tiff between the siblings had deep-rooted issues that needed to be addressed in therapy.
verb to have a petty quarrel or argument
A1 My sister and I tiffed over what movie to watch.
A2 The couple tiffed about where to go on vacation.
B1 They tiffed over who should do the dishes after dinner.
B2 The coworkers tiffed about the best way to approach the project.
C1 The politicians tiffed over the wording of the new legislation.
C2 The siblings tiffed over the inheritance left by their parents.
formal The two business partners had a tiff over the terms of the contract.
informal My sister and I got into a little tiff over who gets to use the car first.
slang I heard there was a tiff between those two girls at the party last night.
figurative The storm clouds gathered, creating a tiff in the sky before the rain began to fall.
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