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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
  • The pet's owner, who goes by @marysaunicornn, shared the heartwarming moment to social media platform TikTok on November 1, and has since brought smiles to TikTok users who are keen on the inclusion of pets in social gatherings.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Over the weekend, Longo has shared several posts on Peanut's Instagram account, including interviews with news stations, fan art tributes and old videos of the pet.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of pet
Noun
  • Sure, Lumi cares enough about its employees to build a play area for children, ostensibly for working parents, but if it’s being used for its wealthy CEO’s temper tantrum, how good can the company be?
    Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2024
  • If Harris is in the lead, the 2024 Trump vote-fraud tantrum will go full hangry-toddler-in-the-grocery-store.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of tantrum
Noun
  • The cords are similar to the ones on our best overall pick and provide a stable fit while running, though the Nu25 isn’t as immovable as the harness system of the Nao RL.
    Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The precisely contoured shell shape provides a very close fit through the instep, ankles, and heel, but with enough curvature to encompass—rather than crush—bony protrusions.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of fit
Noun
  • There was also the larger error of anointing Harris without political competition — an insult to the democratic process that handed the nomination to a candidate who, as some of us warned at the time, was exceptionally weak.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But what garnered the most attention were a comedian’s insults of Puerto Rico, Trump’s violent rhetoric about a political opponent and a comment about women.
    Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of insult
Noun
  • Owner Deepak Aggarwal is the same guy behind Berkeley’s East Bay Spice Company, which caused a tizzy among cocktail aficionados for its cutting-edge concoctions.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Ella Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris’s stepdaughter, sent conservatives into a tizzy with her outfit at the DNC: a sleeveless Helmut Lang top, nameplate necklace, and the Harris-Walz camo hat.
    Them, Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of tizzy
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