hisses
Definitions
Noun
- A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Verb
- Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- Move with a whooshing sound
- Express or utter with a hiss
- Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "hisses".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hisses".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | issues | 2 | 66 |
| 2 | tissues | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | misses | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | kisses | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | hissed | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | hiss | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | hisself | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | chisels | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | pisses | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | hiss's | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | hise | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | heiresses | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | thissen | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | misuses | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | issues' | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | issuers | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | issue's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | hesse's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | hassles | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | zises | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 14
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
BBC anchor faces backlash after 'hissing' when musician DC3 names Jesus Christ as his hero
Jan 17, 2026 New York Post
Jan 17, 2026 New York Post
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Jul 10, 2019 The Frederick News-Post
Jul 10, 2019 The Frederick News-Post
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Apr 18, 2023 FOX 29 Philadelphia
Apr 18, 2023 FOX 29 Philadelphia
Ding. Hiss. Chirp. Broadway’s Best Sounds (Other Than the Songs). (Published 2018)
May 28, 2018 The New York Times
May 28, 2018 The New York Times