hissies

noun

plural of hissy, chiefly Southern & southern Midland
as in scenes
an outburst or display of excited anger she throws a royal hissy whenever her food is late

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  1. scenes
  2. huffs
  3. fits
  4. explosions
  5. outbursts
  6. reactions
  7. rages
  8. seizures
Noun
  • This will be especially tedious for people with dozens of lights and accessories, as well as many customized scenes and automations.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
  • Inside the temple compound in Gurdaspur, the audience watched scenes of police killings, crackdowns and families searching for answers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of scenes
Noun
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of huffs
Noun
  • The company lists insurance brokers and agents, residential property management, wealth management and private aviation operators as natural fits for their referral service.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • Love, though, comes with spats and fits of temper, ruptures and reconciliations.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of fits
Noun
  • Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including Bushehr, home to Iran’s nuclear power plant complex, and southern port cities.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • There have been several explosions in an Iranian coastal province Thursday, following a fresh round of US strikes overnight, according to the semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Definition of explosions
Noun
  • There are no explosive revelations, gotcha moments, dramatic confessions, or theatrical outbursts.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Sleep deprivation strips away that capacity, often resulting in erratic outbursts or defensive behaviors that dismantle trust instantly.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • What scares many of them is the loss of predictability, the sense of no longer recognizing their own reactions.
    — Dr. Sarah Berg, Time, 9 July 2026
  • These negative feelings associated with politics only serve to highlight the positive reactions to deleting your social media.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of reactions
Noun
  • With the war now in its fifth year, fighting rages along more than 745 miles of the ​frontline, and Russia ​launches hundreds of ⁠drones in nearly nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 June 2026
  • Emory drank heavily and was prone to terrifying rages.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Definition of rages
Noun
  • Allen scored the Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actress in a drama series for her role as Roxie Hamler, a terminally ill cancer patient who arrives at the emergency room after breaking her leg and suffering from seizures.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Those arguments largely resonated with judge Stephen Lau, who said that six or seven days’ notice to move all of Williams’ belongings was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of seizures
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