On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Hiss. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as boo or utter and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Hiss in a sentence
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Hiss meaning
- A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.
- An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.
Synonyms of Hiss
Using Hiss
- The main meaning on this page is: A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative. | An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.
- Useful related words include: boo, siss, sizz, sibilate.
- In the example corpus, hiss often appears in combinations such as: and hiss, hiss and, the hiss.
Context around Hiss
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hiss
- In this selection, "hiss" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, alger, loudly, gentle, went, showing and boo stand out and add context to how "hiss" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a faint hiss usually associated and a wheezy hiss of a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hiss" sits close to words such as aapl, abattoir and adjei, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hiss
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Is it a hiss or a buzz? (7 words)
The hiss it produces is noticeable though not overwhelming. (9 words)
All efforts ending finally, in a weary tick and hiss. (10 words)
The rapper teased the track in an Instagram live shortly after Megan released her song “HISS” on Friday, which features a line that many interpreted to be a dig at Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty. (36 words)
In 1949, former State Department official and accused spy Alger Hiss went on trial in New York, charged with perjury (the jury deadlocked, but Hiss was convicted in a second trial). (31 words)
It serves as an "intro hiss," designed to accompany the titles graphics and also setting up for the presence of white noise hissing throughout the remainder of the theme. (29 words)
Do you loudly hiss, boo, and tell everyone they’re going for a dump? (14 words)
Is it a hiss or a buzz? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
In 1949, former State Department official and accused spy Alger Hiss went on trial in New York, charged with perjury (the jury deadlocked, but Hiss was convicted in a second trial).
The hiss it produces is noticeable though not overwhelming.
This means that parrots will replicate the growls of zombies, or the hiss of creepers, leaving players on edge if their parrot is nearby.
When threatened, it will open its mouth and hiss, showing off its pearly whites, but will never attack.
Do you loudly hiss, boo, and tell everyone they’re going for a dump?
Here, what would typically be the silent moments before a scare are interrupted by the gentle hiss of a gas lamp.
That half-century of tape hiss and YouTube rips will end in March with a vinyl release on the boutique soundtrack label Waxwork Records.
The rapper teased the track in an Instagram live shortly after Megan released her song “HISS” on Friday, which features a line that many interpreted to be a dig at Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty.
Wallnau speaks with Drew Hiss, Ziklag’s executive director, about the group’s goals for political engagement.
A green sea of zucchinis hiss on the hot plate as hip hop beats fill the room.
Everything MacGowan says, incidentally, is subtitled — not because of a thick accent, but because of his druggy, garbled drawl, punctuated by a wheezy hiss of a laugh.
Harford Rd., not Hartford Rd. Even though the inital call was for Harford Rd. and Hiss Ave., this actually occurred at Harford and Acton Rds.
Is it a hiss or a buzz?
It serves as an "intro hiss," designed to accompany the titles graphics and also setting up for the presence of white noise hissing throughout the remainder of the theme.
I was touring with Hiss Golden Messenger and that’s when I started feeling like I wanna make a really artful, quiet solo record.
Lighting is sparse, corners are dark and the pipes that line the walls of every corridor drip and hiss at every turn.
The hiss as the systems starts; then the droplets fly, flowing down the streets to pool in wasteful places.
There's a faint hiss usually associated with noise canceling and it's barely noticeable with the AirPods Max.
This is the devil’s black laughter: hiss and crackle, scream and sob.
All efforts ending finally, in a weary tick and hiss.
Common combinations with hiss
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and hiss 7×
- hiss and 7×
- the hiss 6×
- hiss of 4×
- alger hiss 3×
- hiss was 2×
- hiss boo 2×
- tape hiss 2×
- hiss on 2×
- hiss or 2×