hissing

Example Sentences

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He ended the exchange by holding a finger to his lip and hissing, “Shhhh!”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

A slow, steady hissing noise comes from the table, similar to air leaking from a tire.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

Draganov treats him like a grizzly bear, hissing “Don’t move!” to an underling when Korpi makes eye contact with their car.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

Only four days after their much-anticipated release into the big pond, the two beavers turned wild, charging and hissing when their foster parents visited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

But this real ocean is a giant snake that never stops hissing.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman