TANTRUMS

  

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TANTRUMS

"TANTRUMS" is a plural of: tantrum.

Date "TANTRUMS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1868. (references)


Specialty Definition: TANTRUMS

DomainDefinition

Slang in 1811

TANTRUMS. Pet, or passion: madam was in her tantrums. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: TANTRUMS

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Resentment

Excitement, irritation; warmth, bile, choler, ire, fume, pucker, dander, ferment, ebullition; towering passion, acharnement, angry mood, taking, pet, tiff, passion, fit, tantrums.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: TANTRUMS

English words defined with "TANTRUMS": statement. (references)

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Modern Usage: TANTRUMS

DomainUsage

Screenplays

The crying, the tantrums, the bed-wetting. (Cheers; writing credit: Isaac Cronin; Wayne Wang)

Movie/TV Titles

Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras (1997)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: TANTRUMS

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Books

  • Tenors, Tantrums and Trills: An Opera Dictionary from Aida to Zzzz (reference)

  • Asperger Syndrome and Difficult Moments: Practical Solutions for Tantrums, Rage, and Meltdowns (reference)

  • Holding Time: How to Eliminate Conflict, Temper Tantrums, and Sibling Rivalry and Raise Happy, Loving, Successful Children (reference)

  • Temper Your Child's Tantrums (Pocket Guides) (reference)

  • The Everything Toddler Book: From Controlling Tantrums to Potty Training, Practical Advice to Get You and Your Toddler Through the Formative Years) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Handling Sibling Rivalry, Anger, and Temper Tantrums Effectively (reference)

  • Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras (reference)

  • Temper Tantrums (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: TANTRUMS

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

That South Carolina cyclone, or the terrible tantrums of the untamable Tillman. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: TANTRUMS

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Health

The child throws intense or violent tantrums. (references)

This, in turn, often provokes emotional outbursts or tantrums. (references)

Because mood swings and temper tantrums present major difficulties for children with Fragile X, psychotherapeutic medications such as Lithium and more recently fluoxetine (Prozac®) have helped control aggression and outbursts. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: TANTRUMS

"TANTRUMS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "TANTRUMS" is used about 222 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)100%22220,237

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: TANTRUMS

Expression using "TANTRUMS": she is in her tantrums. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: TANTRUMS

Language Translations for "TANTRUMS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

Koller (madness, Paddy, paddywhack, rage, silly mood, staggers, tantrum). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

νευÏάκια (tantrum). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

rájött a rapli (to be in one of one's tantrums), rájött a bolondóra (to be in one of one's tantrums), jelenetet rendez (to create, to go into one's tantrums, to make a raw), hisztizik (to be in a tantrum, to create, to go into one's tantrums, to go off the deep end). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

antrumstay

   

Romanian

  

istericale (hysterics, temper). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: TANTRUMS

Misspellings

"TANTRUMS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: antrums, tandtrum, tantram, tantraum, tantrom, Tantum, Tistrum, Transtrem. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "TANTRUMS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "TANTRUMS" (pronounced ta"ntrumz)
5-t r u m zangstroms, nostrums, spectrums.
4-r u m zdoldrums, forums, pilgrims, quorums.
3-u m zacronyms, ageratums, albums, algorithms, alums, amalgams, anachronisms, antagonisms, anthems, aphorisms, aquariums, atoms, auditoriums, axioms, bantams, baptisms, blossoms, bottoms, caladiums, chrysanthemums, columns, condominiums, condoms, consortiums, criticisms, curriculums, customs, dirhams, dualisms, ecosystems, emblems, embolisms, enthusiasms, euphemisms, fathoms, fiefdoms, freedoms, geraniums, ginghams, Grahams, gymnasiums, herbariums, honorariums, hoodlums, idioms, isms, items, kingdoms, logarithms, mannerisms, maxims, mechanisms, mediums, memorandums, metabolisms, methodisms, microorganisms, millenniums, minimums, modems, monisms, moratoriums, museums, organisms, orgasms, phantoms, podiums, poems, possums, premiums, problems, puritanisms, ransoms, referendums, rhythms, schisms, sedums, sheikdoms, spasms, stadiums, stratagems, subsystems, surrealisms, symposiums, symptoms, systems, totems, transoms, ultimatums, victims, welcomes, zirconiums.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: TANTRUMS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-m-n-r-s-t-t-u"

-1 letter: antrums, mutants, stratum, tantrum, truants, unsmart.

-2 letters: antrum, mutant, santur, struma, strunt, taunts, truant, unarms.

-3 letters: arums, aunts, manus, marts, matts, mauts, muras, mutts, ramus, rants, runts, smart, start, strum, strut, stunt, sturt, sutra, sutta, tarns, tarts, taunt, tauts, trams, trans, trust, tunas, turns, unarm.

-4 letters: amus, ants, anus, arms, arts, arum, aunt, mans.

 Words containing the letters "a-m-n-r-s-t-t-u"
 

+1 letter: transmute.

 

+2 letters: menstruate, nasturtium, transmuted, transmutes.

 

+3 letters: maturations, menstruated, menstruates, miniaturist, nasturtiums, natatoriums, outsmarting, tournaments, transhumant, transmuting.

 

+4 letters: curtailments, instrumental, masturbating, masturbation, matriculants, menstruating, menstruation, miniaturists, nimbostratus, permutations, portmanteaus, readjustment, traducements, transhumants, transmutable, traumatising.

 

+5 letters: accouterments, accoutrements, antiritualism, counterstream, documentarist, instrumentals, malnutritions, masturbations, menstruations, miniaturistic, multistranded, protactiniums, readjustments, restimulating, restimulation, subdepartment, supermilitant, tetradynamous, transmountain, transmutation, transmutative, ultramontanes, underestimate.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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