hissy fits

plural of hissy fit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hissy fits
Noun
  • Nevertheless, Shin steals most of his scenes, playing his role with a winning combination of deductive reasoning and righteous indignation.
    Simon Abrams, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The director was on guard against the usual cliché of crowds in concert scenes where everyone seems to be acting in unison.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The earthquake’s energy release was comparable to that of several hundred nuclear weapon explosions.
    Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Several tanks containing various fuels caused secondary explosions in the building.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But players grew tired of that explosive coaching style, finding his outbursts a stale method of getting through to them, according to multiple sources familiar with their thinking.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Three games over that stretch featured double-digit outbursts, as well as two nine-run showings.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Other Reddit users shared their thoughts and reactions to the discovery in the comments section.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The cold turkey approach potentially leads to severe reactions in their body.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Hissy fits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissy%20fits. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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