hiss
verb (used without object)
to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
has hissed
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present perfectof hiss (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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When the wine has hissed and boiled and evaporated, stir in half a cup of the hot broth from the back burner.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 30, 2021
In a yo-square-mile district around Larderello, steam mixed with chemicals has hissed out of the ground since classical times.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rouen has hissed all my plays, including Count Hermann.
From The Companions of Jehu by Alexandre Dumas père
Full four white moons have waned; the blizzard wind has hissed and stung, till the house-bound wonder if the days of spring will ever come.
From The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country by Ernest Thompson Seton
