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