tantrum

[US]/ˈtæntrəm/
[UK]/ˈtæntrəm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. throwing a fit; losing one's temper.

Phrases & Collocations

throw a tantrum

temper tantrum

have a tantrum

Example Sentences

most children grow out of tantrums by the time they're three.

was embarrassed by her child's tantrum;

He always flies into a tantrum when he’s contradicted.

There have been no tears, no tantrums, no tales of Heathers Heartbreak.Yet.

she felt tempted either to shout at him or else to let his tantrums slide by.

She's Rita (Andie MacDowell), Phil's long-suffering producer, who has had to put up with his tantrums, demands, surliness and general lack of couth.

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