Tift
name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff. dated
"After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if you had newly come from church."
Verb
- 1 To tiff, argue obsolete
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if you had newly come from church."
Etymology
Compare Norwegian teft (“a scent”). See tiff (“noun”).