Synonyms for hissy fit

Synonyms

Examples of hissy fit in a Sentence

the demanding diva had a major hissy fit when she had to wait for her trailer to be ready

Recent Examples on the Web Our biggest clue is what my late father used to call a hissy fit thrown by chairman Walker at the July 16 public meeting. — Dallas News, 31 July 2020 And the disruptive behavior went far beyond the chatters, the fragrant passengers and the ones having hissy fits. — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2019 Drake, coaching for the Kalamazoo Growlers, had a real on-field hissy fit. — Evan Hilbert, USA TODAY, 21 July 2019 If his on-field performance wasn't bad enough, Pogba had a number of hissy fits off it, too. — SI.com, 10 June 2019 At least that should leave us a little better prepared when the current love-in gives way to the next hissy fit. — The Economist, 5 July 2018 Because even hearing Sessions’s name is enough to spark a pouty hissy fit from the 71-year-old president. — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 6 June 2018 After her hissy fit, Serena and June are bound together in a strange ritual. — refinery29.com, 9 May 2018 My suspicion is that various animals already knew where the Ninth Circuit Court was going to come down on the selfie issue and decided to throw a hissy fit. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018

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