Crossword clues for hissed
hissed
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hiss \Hiss\ (h[i^]s). v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hissed (h[i^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Hissing.] [AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hissen, OD. hisschen.]
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To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval.
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee.
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To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew.
Shod with steel, We hissed along the polished ice.
--Wordsworth.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: hiss)
Usage examples of "hissed".
Helva hissed, then chanted the second phrase of her Dylan, again picking up the tempo so that the beat as well as the sound had urgency to it.
On Hrrula's hissed orders, a Team Two rider went off into the brush to retrieve Hrriss's horse.
He hissed out a sigh, sounding more Hrruban than Hayuman, letting his hands go limp in his lap.
She nearly hissed at him so great was her indignation but one look at her superior's eyes and she obeyed, though stiff with the insult just given her.
The safety valve hissed at him but held the door still while he wriggled through the narrow gap.
He had chosen Bonecrush again, but his mighty-thewed play icon was backed into a corner where a winged serpent hissed menacingly at him every time he tried to move.
Thick slabs hissed up out of the floor along the outer wall and the lights flared bright.
The two women kept their helmets firmly on as it slid down again and the air hissed in.
The door hissed away as he trotted out of his quarters which were aft of the bridge and one deck down.
Air hissed into the lock, and the light went from vacuum-flat to a warmer, yellow tone.
It hung beeping for a nerve-wracking twelve seconds, and then the hatchway hissed open and they tumbled through into a dark and narrow corridor smelling of greasy food and dirty rest rooms.
Brannel turned on him and hissed out a sharp phrase that needed no translation: even the sound of it was insulting.
Ignoring Alteis's hissed commands to keep his head down, Brannel watched the overlords hungrily, as his eyes had earlier fed on Keff.
Mirina hissed back, planting a palm in the middle of his chest and pushing.
Bruce hissed at her and she began to pour out such sweetness and light that everyone at her table stopped eating to beam at each other.