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hiss

[his] / hɪs /




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The midtempo “Ridin’ High” starts with a descending harp glissando that pours into a synthesizer seasoned by a vibraslap’s rattlesnake hiss.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 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

He imagined the hiss and pop of their burning logs gladdening “many a humble fireside.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The first million years of the universe ... sounds like "a descending scream, a deep roar and a final growing hiss."

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

The flame didn’t hiss out like Anya thought it would.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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