hissed
Example Sentences
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The source of the stench was the canal itself, a stretch of sewage, chemicals and other unmentionables in “green water that hissed and bubbled like a witch’s cauldron.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
The fat hissed in greeting, and within seconds the kitchen was filled with oregano’s scent.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
When she first got there early this week, she tried to run away and hissed any time someone tried to touch her, Ortiz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
“Let Mrs. Drysdale do this,” she hissed through clenched teeth, opening one fierce eye to stare up at me.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
