hissed

Example Sentences

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At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

The couple was on call for a small but fast-growing rodent who hissed when annoyed and cried when lonely:

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

“It’s called negotiations,” Trump hissed at a reporter who asked him about it Wednesday.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

When she first got there early this week, she tried to run away and hissed any time someone tried to touch her, Ortiz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

She dragged the shark out of the wagon and across the biggest vent, where steam hissed out between the stones.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr