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Explore Hisses through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Hisses in a sentence

Hisses meaning

plural of hiss

Using Hisses

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of hiss
  • In the example corpus, hisses often appears in combinations such as: hisses and.

Context around Hisses

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

merely 1× rumbling 1×

Often after:

heard 1×

Sentence patterns with Hisses

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

air it hisses and plops 1× and rumbling hisses 1× cheers and hisses heard when 1× he merely hisses his way 1× hisses and pops 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as the steam 1× hisses and pops 1× instead there s 1× lee s role 1× the largest male 1×

Common sentence endings:

and rumbling hisses 1× before a film 1× earth is cooking 1× sibilants and plosives 1× through the film 1×

Words around Hisses

Just before it in the word index:

hissed 13 hissarlik 4 hissar 2 hissable 2 hiss 53 hispidus 3

Just after it in the word index:

hissing 34 hissrich 16 hissy 9 hist 18 histadrut 7 histamine 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aaronic 8

Corpus analysis for Hisses

  • In this selection, "hisses" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, merely, rumbling and heard stand out and add context to how "hisses" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include air it hisses and plops and and rumbling hisses. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hisses" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hisses

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lee's role has no lines, he merely hisses his way through the film. (14 words)

As the steam swirls into the air it hisses and plops and sounds like the earth is cooking. (18 words)

Hisses and pops are generated by the action of the tongue, lips and throat during sibilants and plosives. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Instead, there’s now something of a ritual in press screenings with a smattering of cheers and hisses heard when the big Netflix logo appears before a film. (28 words)

The largest male asserts his dominance and the smaller males show their submission by use of body language and rumbling hisses. (21 words)

As the steam swirls into the air it hisses and plops and sounds like the earth is cooking. (18 words)

Example sentences (5)

Instead, there’s now something of a ritual in press screenings with a smattering of cheers and hisses heard when the big Netflix logo appears before a film.

As the steam swirls into the air it hisses and plops and sounds like the earth is cooking.

Hisses and pops are generated by the action of the tongue, lips and throat during sibilants and plosives.

Lee's role has no lines, he merely hisses his way through the film.

The largest male asserts his dominance and the smaller males show their submission by use of body language and rumbling hisses.

Common combinations with hisses

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hisses" in a sentence?
An example: "Instead, there’s now something of a ritual in press screenings with a smattering of cheers and hisses heard when the big Netflix logo appears before a film." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "hisses" from authentic English texts.
What does "hisses" mean?
Hisses means: plural of hiss
How many example sentences with "hisses" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "hisses", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.