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plural of hiss
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as in whistles
a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out the hiss of air escaping from a balloon

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as in snorts
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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hisses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hiss
as in bubbles
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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“Hisses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hisses. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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