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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Among agonized grunts and huffs, Probst narrated the fumbles.—
Sarah Grant,
New Yorker,
2 Feb. 2026 -
David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Not online in a fit of nostalgic Googling – but by chance, in the tiniest town in America.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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While some evaluators get heavily caught up in scheme fits and traits, Kirksey is more concerned with a player’s makeup.—
Mike Kaye
February 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
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Four other members died at the scene, and two more were arrested, with cartel weapons and armored vehicles also being seized.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Feb. 2026
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More scenes like the celebrations at full time today — at Wembley, Ashton Gate, or most particularly Oslo — would be perfect.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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During one of her tantrums, Cathy walks by Heathcliff and other hired hands slaughtering a pig, the blood flooding the courtyard of Wuthering Heights.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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At its heart, the whole thing was essentially an angry tantrum over the elevation of a Latino, Spanish speaking, pro-immigration artist — who many conservatives assumed was not an American citizen — to one of the nation’s biggest stages.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2026
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The next day, standing below the balcony of the Lorraine Motel where the team was staying in Memphis, King yelled down at Jackson in joviality, as if to mitigate the outburst, inviting him to dinner.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Tyra Banks finally responded to her now-viral outburst against America's Next Top Model contestant Tiffany Richardson in a new documentary looking back at the show.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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On even longer timescales, the remnant black holes that were created, whether from stellar explosions, neutron star mergers, a collapsing gas cloud, or having grown into supermassive behemoths, will all evaporate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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With the population of millionaires and billionaires aging, and an explosion in companies and products promising miracle cures, the wealthy are driving much of the spending.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Hissy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissy. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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