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
  • Recent Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man was granted permission to film in Studio Two to recreate scenes from one of The Beatles’ recording sessions.
    — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • New York’s punk and hardcore scenes centered the aforementioned acts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 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 brand is particularly known for its jeans, offering an impressive variety of fits, rises, lengths, and sizes in quality materials and cute washes.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This still feels like one of the best fits of the first round.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fits
Noun
  • Residents described hearing explosions believed to be blasts from the old shells, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • If the gas nozzle became clogged or leaked, pockets of concentrated acetylene could build up and ignite, causing localized explosions.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of explosions
Noun
  • The McKinney City Council voted late Wednesday night to approve a site plan for a new mosque after a marathon meeting marked by outbursts and hours of public comment.
    — Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • His wife, Liz (Evan Rachel Wood), is a sneak preview of Debbie’s future, self-medicating with drugs, alcohol, and wrathful outbursts.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • Side effects included injection-site reactions such as pain, tenderness and swollen lymph nodes; fatigue; headache; muscle or joint pain; nausea or vomiting; and fever.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Today, those same artifacts can be fabricated with startling accuracy and used to impersonate leaders, distort events or trigger reactions before facts are verified.
    — Deepa Nagraj, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of reactions
Noun
  • The attacks forced people to choose between staying or risking travel to other parts of the province where the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history rages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • His comments in an interview with the FT published Wednesday come as an intense debate rages in Washington over how the US should regulate the fast-developing technology and respond to increasingly sophisticated Chinese competition.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 29 July 2026
Definition of rages
Noun
  • Adverse effects include respiratory depression, seizures, loss of consciousness, tachycardia and agitation.
    — Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Among other notable claims are 2,267 for pregnancy, birth and maternal care, 1,793 for seizures and 419 for suicide or self-harm.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of seizures
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