as in huff
an outburst or display of excited anger
had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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Recent Examples of tantrum
Packing the Cooler Packing up drinks and snacks for a picnic, beach day, or lake day is a big task, and little hands were called on to choose the must-haves (lest grandma risk a tantrum on location).
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Schwartzman pours all of the requisite bitterness and petulance into Ash, including a few very funny tantrums.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The best way to manage pet tantrums, according to Netmeds, is to allow the episode to run its course.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Fraser reveals an uncanny pattern of polluting smelters and the men brought up in their shadows, prone to mood swings and erratic tantrums.
—Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Schwartzman pours all of the requisite bitterness and petulance into Ash, including a few very funny tantrums.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The best way to manage pet tantrums, according to Netmeds, is to allow the episode to run its course.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Fraser reveals an uncanny pattern of polluting smelters and the men brought up in their shadows, prone to mood swings and erratic tantrums.
—Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantrum
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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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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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Anyone else want to torture me with an outburst at this very moment?—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
24 June 2025
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Officers were called by a neighbor who saw Perez holding a knife and arrived at the scene to subdue him but used deadly force instead of non-violent means of intervention.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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The Equinox driver stayed at the scene, and both she and Martinez were transported by EMS to Jacob Medical Center, where Martinez died from severe internal injuries.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
29 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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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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But Marte’s emotional reaction, crying on the field after the remarks apparently triggered him, gave the Sox organization another black eye.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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After meetings or conversations, reflect on your reactions, feelings and decisions.—
Nathalie Blais,
Forbes.com,
25 June 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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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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Emotionally intelligent people don't unleash their rage like this.—
Juli Fraga,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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In rage and disbelief, Gi-hun mourned the death of his friend and wailed with grief as masked soldiers apprehended him.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantrum. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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