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noun

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as in pet

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sulks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sulk
as in pouts
to silently go about in a bad mood the toddler would sulk for hours whenever he didn't get his way

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  1. pet
  2. tantrum
  3. fit
  4. insult
  5. tizzy
Noun
  • Once Izzy was home, the pet Abbi Schaeffer was inseparable from was acting odd.
    Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Several wildfires are continuing to rapidly spread across Los Angeles County, not only displacing thousands of people as well as the pets and wildlife that also call Southern California home.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of pet
Noun
  • After quitting on the team on Sunday this elite player, a talent who is on a Hall of Fame trajectory, threw a tantrum that embarrassed his employer and the organization that paid him handsomely for three seasons.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • As part of this tantrum, Musk responded affirmatively to a suggestion that King Charles should dissolve Parliament, appearing to both misunderstand the British parliamentary system and endorse a monarchist view for the country, which is to say a semi-authoritarian one.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of tantrum
Noun
  • Offering supreme style, quality, and a seamless fit, these cropped bootcut jeans hit at the perfect mid-rise height, falling neither too low nor too high, right above the ankles.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The communication breakdown often stems from uncertainties, including difficulty identifying the most suitable candidate, feeling overwhelmed by the extensive volume of applicants and experiencing internal hesitation about an individual's potential organizational fit.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of fit
Noun
  • This is a dangerous conflation and an insult to women who choose to cook.
    Mina Holland, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
  • This can be through verbal insults, physical acts like slapping and spitting, or openly degrading someone by telling them to perform humiliating tasks (say, drinking a random glass of milk in front of your work colleagues).
    Fran Tirado, Them, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of insult
Noun
  • When photos of Mangione hit social media, users across platforms went into a tizzy.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In Fred Alley and James Kaplan's eternally popular hit musical, lumberjacks up north enjoy their bachelor camp world until a woman shows up who puts them in a tizzy.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of tizzy
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