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
And when the guy says the book is a piece of trash, Boggs throw him out of his office and has a hissy fit that ends up with papers all over the floor.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 June 2024
In fact, Baker and his supporters seem to be pitching one of the biggest hissy fits in Lake County’s recent political history.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Likewise, parents might have difficult exchanges with their kids because of arguments, meltdowns and hissy fits.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
If not, then spoiled daughter will through the biggest hissy fit ever known.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 June 2024
In fact, Baker and his supporters seem to be pitching one of the biggest hissy fits in Lake County’s recent political history.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Likewise, parents might have difficult exchanges with their kids because of arguments, meltdowns and hissy fits.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
If not, then spoiled daughter will through the biggest hissy fit ever known.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hissy fit
Noun
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The huffs and hums, produced by two women standing face-to-face and vocalizing from their throats, is believed to be one of the oldest music forms in the world.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Aug. 2024
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But in a wonderful bit of cosmic serendipity, the moon is also 400 times closer to us, which results in the solar and lunar disks appearing to be exactly the same size in our sky, making for a perfect fit, with only the sun’s corona—or fires—flaring out from behind the moon during totality.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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Daniels, who was a right guard for Pittsburgh, is considered a good scheme fit for Miami.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Surveillance camera video shows someone in a hoodie — and more than half a dozen dogs — leaving the scene by foot and paw.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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And Aeromexico is giving denizens of the Valley of the Sun a new option to Mexico City’s diverse cultural scene, delicious food, and historic sights.—
Edward Russell,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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Crew abandoned the vessel following multiple explosions onboard but all are safe and accounted for.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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In addition to Tesla’s troubles, Musk’s social network X experienced several outages throughout the day on Monday, and his aerospace and defense company SpaceX is investigating two explosions in a row that occurred during test flights of its massive Starship rocket.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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What was the public’s reaction to the Notorious B.I.G.’s death?—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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But instead, Crudup had the exact opposite reaction.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
9 Mar. 2025
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Still, his 2025 projections (28 HRs, 88 RBIs, 28 SBs) are more along the lines of his 2022 AL Rookie of the Year campaign rather than his 2023 outburst (32 HRs, 103 RBIs, 37 SBs).—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Now comes Baldwin’s latest public outburst, around the same time as his show’s premiere.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The meal concluded with a luscious pavlova, but the conversation lingered well into the night, as the fashion week frenzy charged ahead toward its final stretch of shows and soirées.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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Big Tech stocks and companies that rode the artificial intelligence frenzy in recent years have slumped sharply.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Hissy fit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissy%20fit. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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