hissy

noun

ˈhi-sē How to pronounce hissy (audio)
Definition of hissynext
chiefly Southern & southern Midland
as in huff
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 hissy
  1. huff
  2. fit
  3. scene
  4. tantrum
  5. outburst
  6. explosion
Noun
  • Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • Not everyone feels the same way, however, and some progressive parents and staff are in a huff.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2026
Definition of huff
Noun
  • Long Waterloo Heritage Trench Coat Taking its cue from the original Burberry trenches, the Waterloo coat is cut to a more generous, classic fit with soft, rounded shoulders.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Among the reasons Wiggins was viewed as the better fit initially was to space the floor.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of fit
Noun
  • Officers are at the scene conducting a search of the facility to determine the credibility of the threat and ensure public safety.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2026
  • On the night of the wreck, fellow vendors who operated in the area continued to sell their wares to the crowd of onlookers who arrived at the scene, hours after watching their colleagues get mowed down.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of scene
Noun
  • Everything seemed very wrapped up at the end of season three, minus George’s temper tantrum.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The concern that gentle parenting might spoil kids isn’t new—especially in online parenting discourse where videos of parents calmly narrating a tantrum or negotiating with a preschooler tend to go viral.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of tantrum
Noun
  • The outburst was in reaction to a video Trump reshared on social media in which former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama were depicted as apes.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Doncic’s 53-point outburst eclipsed Wembanyama’s 52 points the star center scored Wednesday for the highest single-game scoring performance this season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of outburst
Noun
  • The explosion killed him and fourteen others in his vicinity, as well as the assassin, and injured another forty-three.
    — Sonia Gandhi, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
  • That prompted an explosion of vape shops, convenience stores and gas stations that sold hemp, with no regulations on the products or the age of consumers.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of explosion
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“Hissy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissy. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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