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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Inspired by a vintage fit, this blazer will last for years to come and is the most elegant layering piece.—
Nneya Richards,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Oct. 2025
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The show also presented a fringy moccasin-adjacent boot style with a sock-like fit featuring a signature design of the house.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Having this really intense action scene, and then all of a sudden a joke, a funny moment.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Allen’s title character asks her mother in the play’s second scene.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their youngest, a boy whose exact age is not given, is in the midst of a tantrum on the kitchen floor.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even with nearly a quarter of the country blacked out due to affiliate preemptions — protests and temper tantrums by station groups and owners, basically — Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The drama centers on 17-year-old Lee Jooin (Seo Su-bin), an unpredictable high school student whose angry outburst creates ripple effects throughout her world.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Late in the Lynx's 86-81 Game 4 loss to Phoenix, Collier suffered an ankle injury on a controversial no-call that resulted in a fiery sideline outburst from Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One officer on the scene advised reporters to move back, saying there was a small possibility of an explosion.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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One officer on scene advised news media to move back, saying there was a small possibility of an explosion.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Hissy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissy. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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