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- Dictionaryhiss/hɪs/
verb
- 1. make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s: "the escaping gas was hissing" Similar
noun
- 1. a sharp sibilant sound: "the spit and hiss of a cornered cat" Similar
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6 days ago · noun. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) synonyms: fizzle, hiss, hissing, sibilation. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Hushing." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/hushing. Accessed 19 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. VocabTrainer™.
2 days ago · Despite hiss unconventional beginnings, Stallone’s steadfast refusal to be blackmailed over the film underscores his determination to forge a career on his own terms. From the shadows of a controversial debut emerged the enduring persona of the Italian Stallion, anchoring Stallone’s journey from rocky starts to cinematic triumphs.
5 days ago · Noise-induced hearing loss ( NIHL) is a hearing impairment resulting from exposure to loud sound. People may have a loss of perception of a narrow range of frequencies or impaired perception of sound including sensitivity to sound or ringing in the ears. [1] .
3 days ago · “Now––the final papers…” Heads jerked back into reality at the sudden suggestion of imminent fates. Sally Kimball, sitting, as usual, in the front, almost choked on her biodegradable straw, which had been hissing with suctioned indifference for the past few minutes, and Borden Bowne, who secretly liked her, offered her a napkin.
3 days ago · The first is Alan's evil doppelganger, an exact opposite created by the Dark Place. The narrator, and Alan, never say his name. Whenever they would say Scratch, it sounds like a hiss, a record scratch, or radio static. Mr. Scratch, Alan's antagonist in American Nightmare, surpasses the Dark Presence from the preceding game. He appears in the ...
4 days ago · About 88 percent hold views described as “syncretism,” said Barna defined as a “disparate, irreconcilable collection of beliefs and behaviors that define people’s lives.” Other worldviews identified by Barna include secular humanism, postmodernism, moralistic therapeutic deism, nihilism, Eastern Mysticism and Marxism (and the related ...
5 days ago · Politics (from Ancient Greek πολιτικά (politiká) 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.
