Hiss - English meaning

noun

A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound, made by or similar to that made by an insect.

Usage examples:

The buzz of the bees

verb

Make a low, continuous humming sound.

Usage examples:

Mosquitoes were buzzing all around us

verb

To make a continuous, low sound such as the sound some insects make, or to move quickly while making this sound

Usage examples:

[ i ] something was buzzing around me as i tried to sleep., [ t ] all were expected to run, literal…

adjective

Making a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

A buzzing fly

noun

A low, continuous humming or murmuring sound.

Usage examples:

I remember buzzing in my ears

verb

Make a low, continuous humming sound.

Usage examples:

Mosquitoes were buzzing all around us

verb

(of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound.

Usage examples:

His lemonade was still fizzing at the top of the glass

noun

The quality of being fizzy; effervescence.

Usage examples:

The champagne had lost its fizz

verb

(of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound.

Usage examples:

His lemonade was still fizzing at the top of the glass

noun

The quality of being fizzy; effervescence.

Usage examples:

The champagne had lost its fizz

verb

Present participle of fizz

Usage examples:

I could hear the champagne fizz as he poured it into my glass., fireworks fizzed above the crowd.

verb

Make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound.

Usage examples:

The strobe lights fizzled and flickered

noun

A feeble hissing or spluttering sound.

Usage examples:

For a second there was only the electric fizzle, the sounds of hospital life going on in the backgr…

verb

To finish slowly in a way that is disappointing or has become less interesting

Usage examples:

I like the way the movie starts but then it fizzles out.

verb

Make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s.

Usage examples:

The escaping gas was hissing

noun

A sharp sibilant sound.

Usage examples:

The spit and hiss of a cornered cat

adjective

(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.

Usage examples:

A shrill laugh

verb

Make a shrill noise.

Usage examples:

A piercing whistle shrilled through the night air

noun

A shrill sound or cry.

Usage examples:

The shrill of a smoke detector filled the air

noun

The fact of making a "s" or "sh" sound

Usage examples:

The sibilance of his whispering voice

verb

Utter with a hissing sound.

Usage examples:

Two gentlemen turned round to me and sibilated the word ‘poet’

verb

Breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.

Usage examples:

The illness often leaves her wheezing

noun

A wheezing sound.

Usage examples:

I talk with a wheeze

verb

To make a noise while breathing because of some breathing difficulty

Usage examples:

Since i started exercising regularly, i no longer wheeze when i run for a train.

adjective

Breathing with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest.

Usage examples:

His wheezing old father

verb

Breathe with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest, as a result of obstruction in the air passages.

Usage examples:

The illness often leaves her wheezing

verb

Present participle of wheeze

Usage examples:

I could hear the old man behind me wheezing., i know when i've been smoking too much because i star…

noun

A clear, high-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one's teeth.

Usage examples:

As was expected, his special appearance was greeted with whistles and applause that reverberated th…

verb

Emit a clear, high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one's lips or teeth.

Usage examples:

The audience cheered and whistled

verb

The sound made when someone forces breath through pursed lips