HISS in a Sentence
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64 example sentences for HISS, such as:
1. He gave the wry, quick hiss of a laugh.
2. There was a hissing sound, and clouds of vapour were emitted.
3. And therefore the air was silent save for one soft hiss that fell.
4. She clung to him, with a hiss of wonder that was almost awe, terror.
5. Occasionally an ember rolled off the bank, and dropped with a hiss into the pool.
2. There was a hissing sound, and clouds of vapour were emitted.
3. And therefore the air was silent save for one soft hiss that fell.
4. She clung to him, with a hiss of wonder that was almost awe, terror.
5. Occasionally an ember rolled off the bank, and dropped with a hiss into the pool.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of HISS
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hiss
v. move with a whooshing sound
n. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Classic Sentence: (61 in 5 pages)
1 He gave the wry, quick hiss of a laugh.
2 She clung to him, with a hiss of wonder that was almost awe, terror.
3 Occasionally an ember rolled off the bank, and dropped with a hiss into the pool.
4 Rain was still falling heavily, the whole expanse of heath before him emitting a subdued hiss under the downpour.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: 8 Rain, Darkness, and Anxious Wanderers
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: 8 Rain, Darkness, and Anxious Wanderers
5 I heard the creature hiss as I have no doubt that you did also, and I instantly lit the light and attacked it.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Context Highlight In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
6 He walked into the room, and as he did so Barrymore sprang up from the window with a sharp hiss of his breath and stood, livid and trembling, before us.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
Context Highlight In Chapter 9. The Light upon the Moor [Second Report of Dr. ...
7 A sudden swift hiss fell from the windows above him and he knew that the electric lamps had been switched on in the reader's room.
8 The talk about him ceased for a moment and a soft hiss fell again from a window above.
9 And therefore the air was silent save for one soft hiss that fell.
10 The hiss of the boiler could be heard on the distant rails, and the rumble of something heavy.
11 At last the third bell rang, there was a whistle and a hiss of steam, and a clank of chains, and the man in her carriage crossed himself.
12 The room was dark, lit as it was by one small window, and so thick with smoke that she was blinded, but she could hear the hiss and crackle of flames.
13 The mate was in the very act of striking, when another hiss stayed his uplifted arm.
14 But amid his utterance a quick shudder overruns his limbs; his eyes are fixed in horror; so thickly hiss the snakes of the Fury, so vast her form expands.
15 This time they seemed almost sad, but the open gas flame that burned with a hiss close above their heads gave off little light and that may have merely created an illusion.
Example Sentence:
1 When a sharp hiss made her draw back in a hurry: a large pigeon had flown into her face, and was beating her violently with its wings.
2 Every major league pitcher has off days during which he must learn to ignore any catcall and angry hiss from the crowd.
3 There was a hissing sound, and clouds of vapour were emitted.