There was a hiss of steam.
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Hiss
/hɪs/
Synonyms for "hiss" (213 found)
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11 entriesair hissanimal hissaudience hisscat hisscrowd hisselectronic hissgas hissmicrophone hisssnake hisssteam hisstape hiss
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10 entriesaudio hisscat hisshiss from the microphonehiss of gashiss of steamloud hisssnake hisssoft hisssteam hisstape hiss
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44 total sentences available.
Mary's cat needs to hiss only once, to scare away the neighbours' dogs.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn't hiss or boo me.
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Their journey was silent but for the hum of the engine, the hiss of the rain and the rhythmic squeaking of the windshield wipers.
Source: tatoeba (6150573)
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