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.
hissingly
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a word derived from
hiss.
Example Sentences
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The central scene, when the entire theatre turns hissingly on the disgraced Marquise, is genuinely scary.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2020
It is to end in her own disgrace, and the scene in which the entire opera house hissingly turns on her is uniquely disturbing, as Close’s face becomes a chalky mask of incredulous horror.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 27, 2018
A split in the top of his skull, through which the bad news hissingly poured; a groove in his knees, which buckled, and suddenly Milton couldn’t keep it out any longer.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
She could tell when they entered the tall grass a minute after she did, because the grass moved hissingly beneath their feet and a startled grasshopper leaped wildly away.
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
Turning, she contemplated the marble Love; and her pretty teeth bit into her lower lip, while her breath came hissingly.
From The Daughter Pays by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
