hiss
noun/hɪs/
/hɪs/
- a sound like a long ‘s’; this sound used to show disapproval of somebody
- The hiss of air brakes announced the arrival of the tour bus.
- the snake’s hiss
- The performance was met with boos and hisses.
Extra Examples- She let out a hiss of pain.
- The snake gave a hiss.
- There was a low hiss on the tape.
- We could hear the faint hiss of escaping gas.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loud
- sharp
- faint
- …
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
- with a hiss
- hiss of
- boos and hisses
- a hiss of air
- a hiss of pain
- …
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