hissing

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On “Situation,” the hissing hi-hat hinted at on earlier tracks becomes explicit and the rhythm is officially disco, though with a twangy urban cowboy version of the beat.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

Yet that allegiance puts it uncomfortably close to hissing, “Look what you made me do.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

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?”

From Salon • May 29, 2025

It swirled around the Romans with a hissing sound, like a nest of snakes.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan