hiss
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Dodgers fans generally hiss at the mention of Frank McCourt — the former owner took the team into bankruptcy, after all — but today is about tipping our cap to him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Play Under The Rain or Breathe Again and you'll hear a telltale hiss running throughout the tracks.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026
A symphonic mix of an espresso machine’s hiss, a ravenous juicer’s whir and ebullient Spanish welcomed me at my new favorite, Las Olas Cafe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
And so somewhere, between the hiss of butter and the smell of roasting chicken, she is still there, reminding every cook who’ll listen: “Brown food tastes good.”
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025
At first they thought that pigeons defecating in their antenna were to blame, but after chasing away the birds and cleaning out the droppings, the hiss remained.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing hiss
Instead of "Said": Vexed Verbiage to Express Anger
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Selection Vocabulary 4, Unit 4
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