hissies

plural of hissy, chiefly Southern & southern Midland

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Noun
  • Departments reported resolving 20% of calls using drones, without sending police in patrol cars to scenes, according to the company.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The action scenes are like an amusement park ride.
    Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The other Padres pitchers gave Ohtani fits, including Tanner Scott (0-for-4, four strikeouts) and Yu Darvish (0-for-6, three strikeouts).
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Not only that, the mid-rise design fits and flatters almost everyone, and Levi’s are notorious for lasting forever.
    Claire Gallam, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know Telegram channels and Ukrainian media reported that there were explosions in Feodosia overnight Sunday after drones attacked an oil depot which caused a fire that could be seen miles away.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The blast set off smaller explosions, local officials said, and shook homes as far as 15 miles away while scattering debris over half a square mile.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Droplet outbursts from onion cutting.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The authors produced models for a scenario in which methane is released in plume-like outbursts.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Researchers also pointed out that their tests showed the artificial leaf produced high currents and achieved near-perfect efficiency in directing electrons into fuel-making reactions.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As more people watched the moment, people shared their reactions in the comments.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But as the battle between the NWSL and WSL for the title of women’s soccer’s top league rages, Thompson’s move across the pond won’t be the last salvo fired.
    Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Expect the list of targets to get longer tomorrow night as one of the most vital shows on TV rages on like a pissed off Eric Cartman.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Law enforcement officers conducted 37 drug seizures and recovered 32 firearms as part of the operation, the release says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Some American trade groups consider that a poor batting average that has resulted in more unjustified seizures than actual hits, making it, in turn, bad for business.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Hissies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissies. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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