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hissing
noun as in white noise
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Pugh said he heard hissing before the explosion and then a roaring sound similar to a freight train that lasted for about 30 minutes.
The signs inform hikers that the shelter at the summit won’t protect them and advises them to descend “immediately” if they see dark clouds or hear “hissing in the air.”
Yet that allegiance puts it uncomfortably close to hissing, “Look what you made me do.”
Those voters are the equivalent of Robin Williams imitating a six-year-old sticking their tongue out and hissing, “I know you are but what am I?”
The Madagascar hissing cockroach robot doesn't just perfectly mimic the attributes that allow cockroaches to withstand radiation and poisonous air: it is a real life animal, and it is also a mechanical creature controlled remotely.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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