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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hissies
  1. scenes
  2. huffs
  3. fits
  4. explosions
  5. outbursts
  6. reactions
  7. rages
  8. seizures
Noun
  • Having to balance coverage of this unimaginable tragedy with more typical Housewives scenes is a remarkably tricky balancing act, but one that the show handles well.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Those scenes play as if the screenwriters gave up on trying to resolve the twisty plot, instead just making their characters tell all, leaving the film’s denouement much less engrossing than its setup.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 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
  • Investigators face not only legal hurdles and personnel upheaval but an impatient White House after more than a year of fits and starts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Ole Miss built a 24-7 lead at halftime, sending the crowd into near fits of euphoria.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of fits
Noun
  • The second mystery is the puzzle over how exactly type Ia supernova explosions detonate.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Keller offense has been a sight to behold so far this season with a pair of 55-point explosions in Week 1 and Week 2.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of explosions
Noun
  • But foreigners have also experienced sporadic outbursts of xenophobic violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • If the lighting is controlled, the performances restrained (with room for outbursts, of course), and the score swelling at the right moments, the work will register as important.
    — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • Below are reactions from industry guilds, leaders, and unions to today’s settlement.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • These formations destabilize the protective layer surrounding the lithium and encourage unwanted reactions with the electrolyte.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of reactions
Noun
  • By defying those distinctions, terrorists reproduce the worst of nature’s rages.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In 1994, Detective Joanne Miller, played by Shailene Woodley, attempts to track Kaczynski down as his bombing spree rages.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of rages
Noun
  • The seizures began to strike over and over again, sometimes upward of 90 per day.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Future seizures could be punishable by up to four years in prison.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of seizures
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“Hissies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissies. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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