as in whistled
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\
the frightened kitten hissed at us when we tried to pick it up
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Recent Examples of hissed
His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Like the tongues of a multi-headed snake, the Trail of Tears hissed through Chattanooga, Northern Alabama, Western North Carolina, Middle Tennessee and up through Southern Illinois, down through Missouri, across Arkansas before stopping in what is now Eastern Oklahoma.
—Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Many more dogs licked the cat than the opposite, and more felines ignored, ran away, and hissed at the dog than vice versa.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Getting hissed off So here’s a thing that happened.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The previous week, Nini had boldly hissed at her from five feet away.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Like the tongues of a multi-headed snake, the Trail of Tears hissed through Chattanooga, Northern Alabama, Western North Carolina, Middle Tennessee and up through Southern Illinois, down through Missouri, across Arkansas before stopping in what is now Eastern Oklahoma.
—Keith Sharon, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The heaters hissed and clanked, let off steam, fogged up the windows.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Many more dogs licked the cat than the opposite, and more felines ignored, ran away, and hissed at the dog than vice versa.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Getting hissed off So here’s a thing that happened.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Nineteen hours after departure the train took its final breath, hissed and braked into the historic port of Narvik.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The previous week, Nini had boldly hissed at her from five feet away.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hissed
Verb
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That prospect flared up for Seoane as the home fans whistled and booed at the final whistle, and became reality on Monday when the club’s board acted.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The accusations bubbled up following Barnum-Dann’s announcement of plans to open four new concepts within the year, including three at the new Tower Broadway building.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The prospect has been lighting up meteorology forums and bubbled into the mainstream consciousness this week with the release of an outlook by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts indicating that sea surface temperatures could exceed the seasonal average by 2 degrees Celsius.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Stephen Curry swished a 3-pointer on his second shot from deep and raised his arms in delight when the ball went through.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Curry swished a 3-pointer on his second shot from deep and raised his arms in delight when the ball went through.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Republican interest in subpoenaing her has fizzled, but Democrats view Bondi as a central figure in the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.—
Cate Martel,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2026
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Brown and Stevens-Rumann both noted that some years have started with epic wildfires but then fizzled into milder fire seasons.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While more than a quarter-million miles from Earth, the astronauts aboard Orion whizzed by the moon, cruising no closer than about 4,000 miles above the surface while seeing sights of the far side that no one had ever laid eyes upon in person.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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On a recent Thursday morning, cars whizzed over the bridge with several vehicles pulling off on the side of the road to visit Long's doughnut line.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Chefs are eye-to-eye with customers, who curiously watch fish being sliced and sizzled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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Las Vegas has similarly sizzled.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Hissed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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