hissing
Definitions
Noun
- A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
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 "hissing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | having | 2 | 279 |
| 2 | hearing | 2 | 76 |
| 3 | housing | 2 | 59 |
| 4 | heading | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | hoping | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | hanging | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | heating | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | hiding | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | hitting | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | hugging | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | hatching | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | healing | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | hiring | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | humming | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | hurling | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | hauling | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | heaving | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | hopping | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | hurrying | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | hitching | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | howling | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | hurting | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | hacking | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | hating | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | herring | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | hiking | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | hemming | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | herding | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | hobbing | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | hocking | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | hogging | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | homing | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | hooking | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | haering | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | hailing | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | halling | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | halving | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | haning | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | hanning | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | haring | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | harring | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | hashing | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | hassing | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | hawking | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | hazing | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | heaping | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | hedding | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | hedging | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | heeding | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | heeling | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | heling | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | helling | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | heming | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | henning | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | herling | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | herting | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | herzing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | hessing | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | hewing | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | hibbing | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | hilling | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | hodding | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | holing | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | holling | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | honing | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | hosing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | hoving | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | huffing | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | hyping | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hissing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rising | 2 | 62 |
| 2 | missing | 2 | 33 |
| 3 | kissing | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | issuing | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | issing | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | wissing | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | pissing | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | hissong | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | hessing | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | hassing | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | dissing | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | phishing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | misusing | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | kissling | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hoisting | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hessling | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | hassling | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | nissin | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | hsiung | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | hosing | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hissing" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hissing" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hissing" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 69
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Hissing from bathroom leads Gurugram family to discover cobra under toilet seat
Aug 31, 2026 India Today
Aug 31, 2026 India Today
Australian authorities seize 100,000 live cockroaches in crackdown on exotic insect trade
Jun 15, 2026 news - Mongabay
Jun 15, 2026 news - Mongabay
World champs in West Texas: Miss Hiss brings home the title
Apr 23, 2026 CBS7 | Permian Basin, West Texas News | Midland, TX
Apr 23, 2026 CBS7 | Permian Basin, West Texas News | Midland, TX

