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

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 Zeke thought, Okay, maybe we do hiss a little.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness