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.
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