Hissingly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    While hissing; in a hissing fashion

    "He lingered hissingly over the word."

Synonyms

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sibilantly

Example

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"He lingered hissingly over the word."

Etymology

From hissing + -ly.

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