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Synonyms for hissy

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Huffy

huffy informal, bad-tempered, irritable

Noun

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Accompanied with hisses.

  2. n. 1

    A tantrum, a fit.

Related words

Phrases
hissy fit
Other spellings
hissie

Forms

Plural
hissies → tantrums, snits…

Example sentences

  • irritable Tom is usually a little irritable in the morning.
  • milky There's a milky white goop in my puppy's left eye.
  • hissing "What was that?" "Two cats hissing at each other."
  • infantile "Left-Wing" communism is an infantile disorder.
  • sibilant He had trouble pronouncing the sibilant letters.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hissyrising
irritablerising
milkyrising
hissingrising
infantilefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
snit
5 letters
milky2, huffy2
7 letters
tantrum2, hissing2
8 letters
sibilant
9 letters
irritable4, infantile3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (milky2 = 2 syllables).