hissing
Example Sentences
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A slow, steady hissing noise comes from the table, similar to air leaking from a tire.
From Science Daily
Draganov treats him like a grizzly bear, hissing “Don’t move!” to an underling when Korpi makes eye contact with their car.
From Los Angeles Times
Indeed, now that the cat had recognized Penelope, there was no more hissing.
From Literature
Only four days after their much-anticipated release into the big pond, the two beavers turned wild, charging and hissing when their foster parents visited.
Pugh said he heard hissing before the explosion and then a roaring sound similar to a freight train that lasted for about 30 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
