have kittens
have kittens · has kittens · had kittens · having kittens
To become extremely upsetTo become extremely upset.
Meaning
3 senses(informal)To become extremely upset.
Your mum will have kittens when she sees what you've done to your hair!
My teacher has kittens every time I get a question wrong.
(informal)To be in a state of frantic nervousness.
The guests are starting to arrive, but the hostess is having kittens because nothing is ready yet.
Usually of a female cat, to give birth to kittens.
More definitions
- get very angry and fly into a rage
Translations
1 languagesForms
has kittens, having kittens, had kittens, had kittens| Base form | have kittens · to have kittens |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | has kittens |
| Present participle | having kittens |
| Past simple | had kittens |
| Past participle | had kittens |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
13 synonymsClose in meaning
- get very angry and fly into a rage:flip one's lidblow upthrow a fithit the roofhit the ceilinghave a fitcombustblow one's stack
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle