hiss
verb
[ hɪs ]
• make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s.
• "the escaping gas was hissing"
hiss
noun
• a sharp sibilant sound.
• "the spit and hiss of a cornered cat"
Similar:
fizz,
fizzing,
whistle,
hissing,
sibilance,
wheeze,
wheezing,
buzz,
buzzing,
sibilation,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): imitative.
