Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tiff
Participle: tiffed
Gerund: tiffing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tiff |
| you | tiff |
| he;she;it | tiffs |
| we | tiff |
| you | tiff |
| they | tiff |
Perfect
| I | have tiffed |
| you | have tiffed |
| he;she;it | has tiffed |
| we | have tiffed |
| you | have tiffed |
| they | have tiffed |
Past
| I | tiffed |
| you | tiffed |
| he;she;it | tiffed |
| we | tiffed |
| you | tiffed |
| they | tiffed |
Pluperfect
| 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 |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tiff |
| you | tiff |
| he;she;it | tiff |
| we | tiff |
| you | tiff |
| they | tiff |
Perfect
| I | have tiffed |
| you | have tiffed |
| he;she;it | have tiffed |
| we | have tiffed |
| you | have tiffed |
| they | have tiffed |
Imperfect
| I | tiffed |
| you | tiffed |
| he;she;it | tiffed |
| we | tiffed |
| you | tiffed |
| they | tiffed |
Pluperfect
| I | had tiffed |
| you | had tiffed |
| he;she;it | had tiffed |
| we | had tiffed |
| you | had tiffed |
| they | had tiffed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tiff |
| you | would tiff |
| he;she;it | would tiff |
| we | would tiff |
| you | would tiff |
| they | would tiff |
Perfect
| 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 |
Imperative
| you | tiff |
| we | Let's tiff |
| you | tiff |
Verbs conjugated like 'tiff'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tiff'
biff,
diff,
hiff,
jiff,
miff,
niff,
piff,
riff,
stiff,
yiff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to quarrel
- squabble
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
The origin of the noun is unknown; it is possibly originally dialectal and may be onomatopoeic, representing the sound of a small puff of air or gas. The verb is derived from the noun.
Sample Sentences
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I very much indeed approve / Of maidens moderating love / Until they've twenty pounds; / […] / Until the twenty pounds were safe, / She tiff'd at Tim, she ran from Ralph, / Squire nodded … deuce a curtsy! [1846, Walter Savage Landor, “[Miscellaneous.] [Poem] CCXLII. New Style.”, in The Works of Walter Savage Landor. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 660, column 2:]
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Poor Newton! he little knew to what he owed that glance. The fact is, the Captain was late, and Miss Bowers tiffed. [1859, Francis Francis, “Music, Lights, and Ladies”, in Newton Dogvane. A Story of English Country Life. […], volume I, London: Hurst and Blackett, publishers, successors to Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 129:]