hissing

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De Angelis and Waltz are also a hoot together, she as a heaving, hissing vampire bride who can’t stop licking her chops, he as a bone-dry vampire hunter dedicated to his investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

A slow, steady hissing noise comes from the table, similar to air leaking from a tire.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

Only four days after their much-anticipated release into the big pond, the two beavers turned wild, charging and hissing when their foster parents visited.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Back in 1981, Russia also reported sounds on Venus during the Soviet Venera 13 mission, which sounds like waves hissing on a beach.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

As he was heading for his desk he heard a soft hissing.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville