tantrums

noun

plural of tantrum
as in outbursts
an outburst or display of excited anger had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints

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Recent Examples of tantrums Eventually, the child will learn how to regulate emotions on their own, which requires you to step back a little—even during tantrums. — Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Oct. 2026 Baby Dan tested the boundaries, Baby Dan defied his mother, Baby Dan threw tantrums and wouldn’t stop. — Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026 Sierra’s mother, Mercedes Pedraza, testified that Sierra wasn’t the same after the accident and had frequent tantrums, refused to follow rules and ultimately dropped out of high school. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 For most of human history, our Sun’s occasional tantrums have been of little concern to those of us living on Earth’s surface. — Mike McRae 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 Elementary school students may have tantrums, be clingy, have toileting accidents, engage in uncontrollable crying or become less talkative as a result of changes in schools, homes and caregivers. — Nikki R Wooten, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026 Ah yes—in addition to memorizing lines and choreography, Hiddleston and Atwell were both reckoning with sleep deprivation and toddler tantrums. — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Developmental pediatrician Carrie Cuffman told the Cleveland Clinic that attention-seeking tantrums are one case where staying out of it can help. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 For months, conservatives like Elon Musk have been having racist tantrums about Nolan’s decision to cast Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the ancient world. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantrums
  1. outbursts
  2. huffs
  3. scenes
  4. rages
  5. explosions
  6. fits
  7. reactions
  8. seizures
Noun
  • The fines could be rescinded if the coaches avoid sideline outbursts for the rest of the season, as the league calls for more civil interactions between coaches, players and officials.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • From harassing Brady over his divorce from Gisele Bündchen on social media to trying to be a rapper and much more, Brown’s post-football life has been one filled with public outbursts and controversial statements and stunts.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of huffs
Noun
  • De Palma kept most of the novel’s key scenes intact in his adaptation, with a few changes.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • So all those main scenes and main effects and stuff were VFX and prosthetics, like the cheeks and everything.
    — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of scenes
Noun
  • Foster, a defense contractor who’s just lost his job, rages at the burdens of everyday life in America, and thinks the world is working against certain people.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Until there is, the debate over the sustainability of the memory cycle and the appropriate earnings multiple rages on.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of rages
Noun
  • First responders, hazmat and safety teams are not approaching the tank because of the risk of more explosions, and will reassess conditions later Wednesday morning, Kapszukiewicz said.
    — John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • North Korea denied responsibility for the explosions and warned of strong retaliation if provoked.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of explosions
Noun
  • The current design conversation is reframing them as intentional styling tools, which should push manufacturers toward better fabrics, cleaner fits and broader color ranges.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • And Altra has even branded its fits as Footshape, which expand in order through the label’s Racing Footshape, Standard Footshape and Original Footshape.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fits
Noun
  • The company said Cheerios and Ziploc receive hundreds of thousands of requests, comments and reactions annually about cereal packaging.
    — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Designing antibodies against allergies Divergence Labs is developing a treatment that targets immunoglobulin E (IgE), an antibody involved in allergic reactions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of reactions
Noun
  • This comes amid a surge of violence and land seizures by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
    — Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • An on-site doctor’s office draws Fatimah (Noha Foad), an undocumented, illiterate Muslim woman suffering from seizures.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of seizures

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