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as in snort
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval
there was a chorus of boos and hisses from the fans when the umpire called the runner out
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Recent Examples of hiss
Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Avoid a hissing argument in an elevator.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
Ross Crates, an ecologist at the Australian National University who was not involved in the study, noted that other research had shown that some birds hissed to ward off predators to their nests.
—Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The fires were accompanied by an eerie soundtrack of blazes popping, broken gas lines hissing, buildings collapsing and winds roaring.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Members have hissed and hollered at Presidents of the opposing party in recent years with casual regularity.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Avoid a hissing argument in an elevator.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
Ross Crates, an ecologist at the Australian National University who was not involved in the study, noted that other research had shown that some birds hissed to ward off predators to their nests.
—Kate Golembiewski, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The fires were accompanied by an eerie soundtrack of blazes popping, broken gas lines hissing, buildings collapsing and winds roaring.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hiss
Noun
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The Reign and Thorns have been clashing since the league’s first whistle, and even with legends like Megan Rapinoe and Christine Sinclair fading into the rearview mirror, the rivalry is evergreen and was on display Friday night.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The first lady and the president participated in traditional festivities, including blowing whistles, egg rolling, and coloring with children.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The scenes on set in this episode are all comic gold, from Billy dashing to his tent for generous snorts between takes to a musical number that culminates in Teenjus healing a young man who then tosses his crutches away and breakdances.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Some friends prescribed a healthy snort of bourbon and a trip to the doctor.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The location of the magma cap, which was later determined through modeling to be made of silicate melt and supercritical water bubbles within a porous rock, was first determined via a high-resolution seismic survey conducted by Schmandt.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The upholstery feels durable and tightly sewn into the seams, so that the fabric won’t bubble or pull away from the cushions easily.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Think: ribbed tanks, quarter zips, soft joggers, wide-leg pants, and crewnecks that feel a little more refined than your typical athleisure.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
18 Apr. 2025
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It’s designed with an exterior front zip pocket plus an interior zip pocket and back slip pocket to keep things like your phone, wallet, etc. neat and organized.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But the moralistic sneer didn’t take long to enter the postgame analysis.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This paradigm fizzled last year, but has an outstanding long-term record.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The inquiries appeared to have fizzled out and did not result in any charges.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Harrison Ford forged an archetype: the skeptical rogue, a smirk king, He Who Shot First.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Little things, like the close-ups of Moss’s face with her little smirk, used so frequently as to lose all meaning, began to irritate me.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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When the ball swished through the net, the tablet vibrated.—
Russell Leung,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
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Two minutes later, Cryer swished a 3, giving Houston a 50-48 lead, its first since the early minutes of the first half.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Hiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hiss. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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