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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The British royal family has long been a point of fascination for the general public, meaning that plenty of items connected to its members have caused quite a tizzy at auction.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
Rihanna's reaction to the post sent social media even further into a tizzy.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
That briefly sent the bond market into a tizzy in May, leading US Treasury yields, which trade in opposite direction to prices, significantly higher.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Two years later, after the internet worked itself into a tizzy, Nintendo officially confirmed that development on the game wasn’t up to their standards.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
Rihanna's reaction to the post sent social media even further into a tizzy.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
That briefly sent the bond market into a tizzy in May, leading US Treasury yields, which trade in opposite direction to prices, significantly higher.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
Two years later, after the internet worked itself into a tizzy, Nintendo officially confirmed that development on the game wasn’t up to their standards.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
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 7 Dec. 2025.
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