hissed; hissing; hisses
: to make a sharp sibilant sound
the crowd hissed in disapproval
hissing steam
1
: to express disapproval of by hissing
hissed the performers off the stage
2
: to utter or whisper angrily or threateningly and with a hiss
hiss
noun
hisser
noun
Examples of hiss in a Sentence
The radiator hissed as it let off steam.
The audience hissed him off the stage.
“Leave me alone!” he hissed.
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Despite the protective parents hissing, Henry persisted and was ultimately able to guide the goslings toward a safer way out.
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Seth Carnell, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Those answers hissed out of glass flasks like I-457, gathered at stations from near the North Pole to Mauna Loa, and from the tiny Christmas Island to the South Pole.
—Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Out on the city streets, steam hisses up from sewer grates, holographic adverts light the horizon, and every passing car and shop window reflects the world.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Some of the injured were being taken to hospital in ambulances, and in another video, a loud hissing sound can be heard before a blast hits a few feet away from a crowd of bicyclists.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 6 May 2025
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Seth Carnell, USA Today, 25 May 2025
Those answers hissed out of glass flasks like I-457, gathered at stations from near the North Pole to Mauna Loa, and from the tiny Christmas Island to the South Pole.
—Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Out on the city streets, steam hisses up from sewer grates, holographic adverts light the horizon, and every passing car and shop window reflects the world.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Some of the injured were being taken to hospital in ambulances, and in another video, a loud hissing sound can be heard before a blast hits a few feet away from a crowd of bicyclists.
—Mushtaq Yusufzai, NBC news, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hiss
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“Hiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiss. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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hiss
verb
: to make a long sharp sound like that of the speech sound \s\ or that made by an alarmed animal (as a snake or cat) usually as a sign of disapproval
hissed them off the stage
hiss
noun
hisser
noun
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