hiss

Example Sentences

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Play Under The Rain or Breathe Again and you'll hear a telltale hiss running throughout the tracks.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

As Aggie explodes at this overreach, you can almost hear Nile’s inner voice exuberantly hiss, “Bingo.”

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

He imagined the hiss and pop of their burning logs gladdening “many a humble fireside.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

“Not My World” is one of the better tracks on the record because it leans minimal, letting the hiss and click of the rhythm bump against a buzzing synth that almost risks irritation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

Viper greeted Gran at the front door with a high-pitched howl, and me with a seething hiss.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas