hissing

[ his-ing ]

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noun

Origin of hissing

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at hiss, -ing¹

He was already several hours into an overnight flight to Bangkok when he heard a hissing sound and saw smoke rising from the dewar that he was keeping upright on the floor between his legs.
I took an international trip with my frozen eggs to learn about the fertility industry | Anna Louie Sussman | September 12, 2022 | MIT Technology Review
Add the hissing of pneumatic bus brakes, distant sirens, the boom-boom of overloud car stereos, the occasional car alarm, music coming from shops you pass, the beeping of a reversing delivery truck.
Everyday Noises Are Making Our Brains Noisier - Issue 107: The Edge | Nina Kraus | October 27, 2021 | Nautilus
Among them is the dragon blood tree, which for years has been used as both a paint and a medicine, and the Socotran chameleon, a small, hissing reptile with a crazy long tongue.
The Most Stunning Places on the Globe | Josefina Salomon | August 8, 2021 | Ozy
CLAIRE: (hissing) Have you ever considered, even for a second, that what I do matters too?
Frank Underwood Will Not Tolerate Insubordination in This Olive Garden | Kelly Williams Brown | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
They make all kinds of calls and noises as we pass: slurps, hissing, barking, and even machine-gun sounds.
Egypt’s Sexual Harassment Epidemic | Sophia Jones, Erin Banco | June 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

There will be more solbreeders," she said in a soft, almost hissing voice, "there will always be more!
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
On his loins was a lion of great fierceness, and coiled round his waist was a hissing mamba (snake).
Uncanny Tales | Various
The gander came towards them, stretching out his neck, and hissing loudly.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1 | Various
Black Hood fell back from the door, staggered by his first contact with that hissing gray hell.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 | Various
Very carefully, Jess explained again which word said see, hissing like a huge snake to show him how the s sounded.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
After the adagio from the First Symphony—also included in the programme—even a slight hissing was heard.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky

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