tantrum
Speech parts
1. tantrum - Noun
2. tantrum - Verb
Meaning
A whim, or burst of ill-humor; an affected air.
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It's not hard to get your way when it's your way or the highway. People either follow suit or they're not around. I don't really like the sound of that, 'cause that sounds like a temper tantrum. I'm just very black and white when it comes to my business. There's really no gray area.
We used to say that he who threw the biggest tantrum won the day.
She was an alien, really - a sort of eating, pooping, tantrum machine - and he didn't understand anything about her species.
There's not one cast member of 90210 who didn't throw a tantrum to two themselves.
As a kid, I'd go into the bathroom when I was having a tantrum. I'd be in the bathroom crying, studying myself in the mirror. I was preparing for future roles.
There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those.