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
Getting hissed off So here’s a thing that happened.
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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
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
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Sources say there is no offer just yet, but Blanchart, who will be making his English-language debut with the feature, bubbled to the top this week after a brief but intense search.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Father was turning green-pale now, as a shadow moved across his face and beads of pearl sweat bubbled on his face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There was plenty of experimentation, too, seen via the shimmering tops in punchy shades like Big Bird yellow and flaming vermilion red, and the tinsel skirts that swished in all directions as models walked to a custom soundtrack by the British artist Steve McQueen.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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The video of serene waves that swished behind the curved stage at the start of Dua Lipa’s concert slowly intensified until the tide became a surge, an appropriate analogy for the pop superstar’s arrival in the US for the first time in more than three years.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Al Gray eventually made a list of 22 suspects, but each of those leads fizzled.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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But then Miami fizzled and was stunningly eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Amid upbeat music, families milled with their dogs and kids whizzed by on scooters.—
Erin Glynn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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Back then, the European Space Agency said telescopes only picked out the record-breaking 2020 visitor after that asteroid had safely whizzed by.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Neanderthals sizzled meat over open flames; hunter-gatherers ground wild wheat to make bread; and factory workers canned fruit for soldiers during the Civil War.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But from the very first race in the summer of 1993, these sausages have sizzled and arguably helped to modernize the most traditional American pastime.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hissed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hissed. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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