as in huff
an outburst or display of excited anger
the demanding diva had a major hissy fit when she had to wait for her trailer to be ready
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Recent Examples of hissy fit
Newsom has been a longtime and avid supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, so his remarks touched off a hissy fit among progressive Democrats.
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Why even throw a hissy fit before the rooms are decided?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
As Texas and all of its fans drown their sorrows, and throw hissy fit rages over what the Longhorns should have done in their loss against Ohio State, reviewing their last meaningful drive will require all of the Shiner Bock in the bar.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
By the way, the same thing applies to passengers seated next to a child who has a hissy fit.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
Why even throw a hissy fit before the rooms are decided?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
As Texas and all of its fans drown their sorrows, and throw hissy fit rages over what the Longhorns should have done in their loss against Ohio State, reviewing their last meaningful drive will require all of the Shiner Bock in the bar.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
By the way, the same thing applies to passengers seated next to a child who has a hissy fit.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hissy fit
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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
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The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Making the Right Decision for Your Family An all-boys camp, of course, isn't going to be a good fit for every family.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
27 June 2025
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Suzanne Toren’s slower pacing, mature vocal timbre, and suffer-no-fools confidence make her performance a perfect fit for the late author’s last audiobook, a collection of works written in the five years before Halbreich’s death at ninety-six.—
AudioFile Magazine
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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Academics and extracurriculars require a lot of planning, but the Southern college social scene inspires its own kind of coordination.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
29 June 2025
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The most famous scene is when Anne Archer (playing Douglas' wife) discovers the family's pet bunny boiled in a pot.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
29 June 2025
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No one was injured in the explosion, which rained debris on the beaches of the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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Like Squid Game, Dead Set juxtaposes familiar cultural symbols and settings with grim, inevitable explosions of blood, straddling the line between twisted, compelling drama and a sobering reminder of violence lurking in our present society.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
27 June 2025
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After Monday’s initial shock, a muted and fairly surprising reaction followed, noted Jake Schurmeier, portfolio manager at Harbor Capital and a former member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Markets Group.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Both, it could be argued, as a producer and writer have only hit full stride and an international reach in TV with the advent of streamers, notably Netflix and Movistar Plus+, and the reaction of incumbent broadcasters in Spain, essaying series which aimed to combine broad audiences with a TV edge.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 June 2025
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Mention that season, and most cite his 56-point outburst against Annapolis Area Christian School.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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After Trump’s outburst, no further ceasefire violations have taken place.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
24 June 2025
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With Bush at the helm, fingers flying up and down the neck of his mandolin, the 73-year-old stirred the crowd into a frenzy.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Bradley, playing in front of his home crowd, sent the place into a frenzy.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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“Hissy fit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissy%20fit. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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