hissverb
uk/hɪs/us/hɪs/[ I ] to make a noise like a long s sound:
Why do snakes hiss?
The iron was hissing and spluttering.
People in the audience were hissing their disapproval.
[ T ] to say something in a quiet angry way:
"Shut up, Tom!" she hissed.
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- whimper
- whine
- woof
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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Talking angrily
hissnoun [ C or U ]
uk/hɪs/us/hɪs/a sound like the letter s:
I heard a hiss and a pop as the cork came out of the bottle.
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- boom
- catcall
- cheer
- crow
- cry
- gasp
- groan
- hoot
- keen
- laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
- moan
- rasp
- raspberry
- roar
- sibilant
- squall
- wail
- whistle
- wolf whistle
- yowl
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