Etymology
Origin of hissing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at hiss, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Hissing kitties don’t belong on a commercial flight.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2023
Madagascar Hissing Roaches have been romanticized for more than a decade in the Bronx.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023
Other awards followed for albums like "Court and Spark" and "The Hissing of Summer Lawns."
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022
Harry's House, which takes its name from a track on Joni Mitchell's 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns, will be released on Friday.
From BBC • May 16, 2022
It was a long, puffing haul to the Hissing Stones but Nim would have pulled it to the top of Fire Mountain if she’d had to.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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