as in huff
an outburst or display of excited anger
she throws a royal hissy whenever her food is late
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Noun
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Kemp looked at the ceiling and blew a huff of air when Schwartz announced the sentence.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025 -
Getty Images To date, the post has amassed more than 900 comments from TikTok viewers, many of them poking fun at the golden retriever mother's annoyed expression and shallow huffs.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The Royals — who made a few quality starting additions — decided his best fit would be as a full-time relief pitcher.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The pants feature an elastic drawstring waistband for a fit that feels right and two large pockets to hold a phone and other small items.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The restaurant still stands and Cianfrance says the scene with the meal is comprised of women from the church who remember Manchester from his time at Crossroads.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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He was charged with felony counts of leaving the scene of crash involving death, driving without a license causing death and resisting arrest, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His offensive line was terrible, and Malik Nabers wasn’t as open as his tantrum suggests.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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For Young, this amounts to a major temper tantrum.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Sep. 2025
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This brightening coincides with the system having an outburst.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The more massive stars can produce heavier elements such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen, all the way up to iron, in a sequence of fusion reactions that end in a supernova explosion.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But two years ago, as the latest wave of artificial intelligence began reshaping education, Leskovec told Fortune he was rocked by the explosion of his field into the mainstream.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Hissy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissy. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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