plural tizzies
: a highly excited and distracted state of mind
Examples of tizzy in a Sentence
She's always getting in a tizzy over minor things.
all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys
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Neither Kansas City nor Philly is in contention for this year’s Super Bowl, though, leaving a wide-open window for another team to take the crown—and perhaps cause another tizzy around tickets, too.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026
Then everyone went into such a tizzy that the vote changed to his preferred target.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
This was a knockout defensive performance set up by a knockout game plan that had Herbert either running, in a tizzy or both.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Evidence of their presence in kitchen drawers and late-night encounters can have homeowners in a tizzy.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2026
Then everyone went into such a tizzy that the vote changed to his preferred target.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2026
This was a knockout defensive performance set up by a knockout game plan that had Herbert either running, in a tizzy or both.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Evidence of their presence in kitchen drawers and late-night encounters can have homeowners in a tizzy.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tizzy
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“Tizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tizzy. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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