Meaning

3 senses

  1. Accompanied with hisses.

  2. Making a hissing sound.

  3. Childish or petulant.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Tom threw a hissy fit.

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Forms

hissier, hissiest
Comparativehissier Lesson
Superlativehissiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
petulant:bad-temperedB2
making a hissing sound:hissing
sibilantinfantilemilkyhuffyirritable

Word family

3 related words
Derivedhissilyhissinesshissy fit

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hisA1hisshistaminehistorianB1historicB1
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