hiss
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Definition of hiss
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Synonyms for hiss
Synonyms
fizz, fizzle, sizzle, swish, whish, whiz (or whizz)
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Examples of hiss in a Sentence
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In the music video for the (conspicuously) bubblegum song, a hissing pastel-pink snake explodes into a kaleidoscope of butterflies. — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, "Taylor Swift on Sexism, Scrutiny, and Standing Up for Herself," 8 Aug. 2019 In another instance, one of her midi-clad friends walked past a table of businessmen in a fancy French restaurant and was hissed at thanks to her heavy skirts. — Marlen Komar, Vox, "The surprisingly controversial history of the midi-length skirt," 27 June 2019 Also, the team considering offers to move out of the state gave its fans another bombshell to hiss at. — Dana Scott, azcentral, "Sports this weekend: Diamondbacks host Nationals, Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement," 2 Aug. 2019 Along with the many reasons to hiss, there are many reasons to cheer. — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland.com, "‘Game of Thrones’ wins most nominations for worst season," 18 July 2019 The job comes with an inherent downside: nips and scratches from the angry, hissing snappers trying to get out of the bag. — Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star, "Indiana noodling: Inside the Hoosier tradition of catching snapping turtles by hand," 14 July 2019 Her title practically hisses the story’s symbolic implication, pricking those ancient warnings embedded in the Garden of Eden and the face of Medusa. — Ron Charles Critic, Washington Post, "In Sadie Jones’s “The Snakes,” parents are more venomous than reptiles," 2 July 2019 His breath, hissing out into the moonlit air, would have fogged the lenses. — David Canfield, EW.com, "First Look: The Andromeda Strain is back with a new look for its 50th anniversary," 26 June 2019 Forest scientists have long amused their students by cutting holes in tree bark and setting fire to gases hissing from the trunk. — Fred Pearce, WIRED, "Trees Emit a Surprisingly Large Amount of Methane," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hiss.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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