HISS


Meaning of HISS in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ loud , sharp

▪ faint , low , slight , soft

There was a low ~ on the tape.

▪ audible , noticeable

VERB + HISS

▪ give , let out

The snake gave a ~.

▪ hear

PREPOSITION

▪ with a ~

She drew in her breath with a ~.

▪ ~ of

We could hear the faint ~ of escaping gas.

PHRASES

▪ boos and ~es

▪ a ~ of air

▪ a ~ of pain

She let out a ~ of pain.

II.

verb say sth in an angry, hissing voice

ADVERB

▪ angrily , furiously

‘Don't be stupid!’ she ~ed furiously.

▪ quietly , softly

▪ loudly

▪ menacingly , venomously

▪ urgently

PREPOSITION

▪ at

She ~ed at me to be quiet.

PHRASES

▪ ~ (sth) through your teeth

‘Go away!’ he ~ed through clenched teeth.

Hiss is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ cat , ↑ crowd , ↑ goose , ↑ snake , ↑ steam , ↑ swan , ↑ voice

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .