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throw tantrums

throw tantrums verb: to habitually have temper tantrums.

Verb

throw tantrums (third-person singular simple present throws tantrums, present participle throwing tantrums, simple past threw tantrums, past participle thrown tantrums)

  1. To habitually have temper tantrums.
    Synonyms:
    throw wobblies

Synonyms of throw tantrums

Forms of throw tantrums

third-person singular presentthrows tantrums
present participlethrowing tantrums
pastthrew tantrums
past participlethrown tantrums

Origin of throw tantrums

From throw a tantrum.

Questions about throw tantrums

What does throw tantrums mean?
Throw tantrums means to habitually have temper tantrums.
What part of speech is throw tantrums?
Throw tantrums is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw tantrums?
The past tense of throw tantrums is threw tantrums.

Words near throw tantrums in the dictionary

  1. throw something in someone's teeth
  2. throw spaghetti against the wall
  3. throw spaghetti at the wall
  4. throw stones
  5. throw stones in a glass house
  6. throw tantrums
  7. throw the baby out with the bath water
  8. throw the baby out with the bathwater
  9. throw the book at
  10. throw the bull
  11. throw the bull around

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