tizzy

noun

ˈti-zē How to pronounce tizzy (audio)
Definition of tizzynext
as in panic
a state of nervous or irritated concern all in a tizzy because she can't find her car keys

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Recent Examples of tizzy Sonequa Martin-Green had fans in a tizzy when her Boston Blue character, Lena Silver, was shot while on duty in the final two episodes of the show’s freshman season. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 26 May 2026 Stephen Colbert’s viral public access spot had former bosses CBS and its parent company Paramount in a brief tizzy over the weekend, mere hours after his buzzy late-night sign-off. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 Meg announced her breakup wiht Klay Thompson on Instagram Stories April 25, sending everyone from Hasan Piker to TikTok’s retroh00pers into an absolute tizzy. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 May 2026 Deciding on a solution to the long-running turtle tizzy at I-95’s Exit 42, where 100-foot-tall light towers burn so brightly experts say the glow disrupts sea turtle nesting on beaches 12 miles away, has state and local government officials at loggerheads. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tizzy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tizzy
  1. panic
  2. huff
  3. fuss
  4. sweat
Noun
  • Messaging is also critical, given the impact of panic-buying.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • By then, CrowdStrike had fallen to the $90s, as panic had repeatedly ensued.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of panic
Noun
  • Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Definition of huff
Noun
  • But for now, she’s unbothered by all the fuss and plans to relax into the summer with her family.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Some of the South’s sweetest small towns are more than ready to welcome you for a laidback, fuss-free, quiet weekend away.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
Definition of fuss
Noun
  • The combination of heat and high humidity feels insufferable and dangerous because the human body can't cool off as effectively when sweat stays on the skin.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Foad adds that the idea of eliminating toxins comes from sweat washing away trace amounts of heavy metals from the skin, rather than flushing toxins from inside the body.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of sweat

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