Tiff (Noun)
Meaning
A quarrel about petty points.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Their constant bickering turned into a tiff over whose turn it was to do the dishes.
- After a minor disagreement, Sarah and her sister had a tiff that lasted for days.
- The couple had a tiff about whose fault it was that they missed their dinner reservation.
- Their minor tiff escalated into a full-blown argument about bigger issues in their relationship.
- A silly tiff over who left the dirty socks on the floor ended with them not speaking to each other.