hissed
Example Sentences
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The source of the stench was the canal itself, a stretch of sewage, chemicals and other unmentionables in “green water that hissed and bubbled like a witch’s cauldron.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
“It’s called negotiations,” Trump hissed at a reporter who asked him about it Wednesday.
From Salon ● May 29, 2025
When she first got there early this week, she tried to run away and hissed any time someone tried to touch her, Ortiz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
‘You have no idea how important this bicycle is,’ she hissed.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
