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View definitions for hissing

hissing

adjective as in whistling

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noun as in whirring

Strong matches

noun as in white noise

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Yet that allegiance puts it uncomfortably close to hissing, “Look what you made me do.”

Those voters are the equivalent of Robin Williams imitating a six-year-old sticking their tongue out and hissing, “I know you are but what am I?”

From Salon

The Madagascar hissing cockroach robot doesn't just perfectly mimic the attributes that allow cockroaches to withstand radiation and poisonous air: it is a real life animal, and it is also a mechanical creature controlled remotely.

From Salon

The Texas bill purports to ban such "non-human behaviors" as "using a litter box," "barking, meowing, hissing" and "licking oneself."

From Salon

He said a cockpit recording device picked up a hissing sound, followed by a popping sound and then the crew announced the fire - all in the space of a few seconds.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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